So i saw a post the other day how to set up a server at digital ocean and help out some worldcommunitygrid.org and the boinc progam and maybe even jusst break even by earning some byteball.
Lets go a step by step and how to set up 2 sites to help out worldcommunitygrid and maybe earn some byteball. Now for me so far i have not spent much and i am seeing if it turns any type return if not i still don't mind as it goes to a great project at worldcommunitygrid.
This is so easy to do any i am guessing you have already done so but if not head on over to https://steempeak.com/byteball/@skylinebuds/smash-childhood-cancer-earn-byte-ball-guide
and follow this guide on how to set up byteball and worldcommunitygrid.
Now you have your byteball wallet and claimed your free bytes and got your WCG account set up lets head on over to the sites i used to set up a server and run WCG on it.
https://www.vultr.com/?ref=7516963 ( this one is 100 credit used in 60 days i suggest depositing 10$ as well to verify your account with paypal or Credit Card.
https://m.do.co/c/4c43f15e5304 (sign up here you get 10$ credit and that's 1 cpu for 2 months atleast and that's awesome to get some points going) site's name is digital ocean.
Next you can sign up with your gmail or with email.
I have also set up a 365 day trial from google that i am trying to just run some points from that but it is way to costly to run after the free trial and $300 credit.
I am gonna start by showing you the Vultr site
so you will see this when you click servers, To set the first one up click that little plus sign and you will be brought to this page.
clearly now you will pick the closest location to you.
Now your gonna wanna chose the right OS as this guide is for ubuntu and i pick 10 1cpu rather then any other plans as you get 110 after you deposit and 10 cpus for 2 months is better then 8 cpus over 1 month.
Next step here you just gonna go to bottom and give your server a name.
Now comes the fun part of setting up the boinc client but trust me after hours i am a newb at all this linux stuff i figured it out and now i think anyone can set this up.
so you got your server all set up now is the time to download a program to let you control your server easyier.
https://www.putty.org/
you want just the SSH client
Now your got putty downloaded you can head on over to the server info page and your gonna want to put your ip address from the server page in to putty
next your gonna have this come up and your gonna want to hit yes for it to connect.
Now whenthe next screen show on putty just input "root" as the login and the you will copy your password from the server info page but you will put right click on putty and hit enter.
It will not show you the password at all. This is after i inputed password
Now we are signed in to our server lets go ahead and get the thing updated and boinc running to earn some them points.
Step 1 type - "sudo apt-get update"
Step 2 type "sudo apt-get upgrade" Then hit y enter
If this comes up just hit enter on this one
Step 3 type "sudo apt install boinc-client boinc-manager"
you will have to type y again then it will install it
Step 4 type "sudo -u boinc boinccmd --project_attach http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org (your account key found on profile)" https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ms/viewMyProfile.do
you will just hit enter after you type it all it and it will just move down but it will connect your account.
step 5 type "sudo nano /var/lib/boinc-client/global_prefs_override.xml"
This is going to get the cpu working at 100% from 60% and we are only using this for boinc why not have it at 100%.
after you type that in this will show up and you can delete these 2 lines and enter the stuff below
This is what your gonna wanna copy and paste in it will run up to 4 cores but thats easy to raise with max_cpus setting.
"<global_preferences>
<confirm_before_connecting/>
<cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>60.000000</cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>
<cpu_usage_limit>100.000000</cpu_usage_limit>
<day_prefs>
<day_of_week>0.000000</day_of_week>
<start_hour>0.000000</start_hour>
<end_hour>0.000000</end_hour>
<net_start_hour>0.000000</net_start_hour>
<net_end_hour>0.000000</net_end_hour>
</day_prefs>
<disk_interval>%f</disk_interval>
<disk_max_used_gb>10.000000</disk_max_used_gb>
<disk_max_used_pct>90.000000</disk_max_used_pct>
<disk_min_free_gb>1.500000</disk_min_free_gb>
<dont_verify_images/>
<end_hour>%f</end_hour>
<hangup_if_dialed/>
<host_venue>X</host_venue>
<idle_time_to_run>0.000000</idle_time_to_run>
<leave_apps_in_memory/>
<max_bytes_sec_down>0.000000</max_bytes_sec_down>
<max_bytes_sec_up>0.000000</max_bytes_sec_up>
<max_cpus>4.000000</max_cpus>
<net_end_hour>%f</net_end_hour>
<net_start_hour>%f</net_start_hour>
<ram_max_used_busy_pct>50.000000</ram_max_used_busy_pct>
<ram_max_used_idle_pct>90.000000</ram_max_used_idle_pct>
<run_if_user_active/>
<run_on_batteries/>
<start_hour>%f</start_hour>
<suspend_cpu_usage>%f</suspend_cpu_usage>
<suspend_if_no_recent_input></suspend_if_no_recent_input>
<vm_max_used_pct>75.00000</vm_max_used_pct>
<work_buf_min_days>0.100000</work_buf_min_days>
<work_buf_additional_days>0.500000</work_buf_additional_days>
</global_preferences>"
after that is all entered you will want to hit ctrl x and then it y and then enter to get it to save.
Now that you have that all changed you will need to tell boinc to read the file by typing in
"boinccmd --read_global_prefs_override"
Now at this point i like to type in top so i can see if it found work yet.
as this shows it has found work and is working hard on it now.
This is the steps your gonna take and enter to get boinc running on any linux server and now it should be up and running just like mine is but earning for you.
So now have 10 cores going on https://www.vultr.com/?ref=7516963 and i will see how much i can earn and see after 2 months if it is worth me spending even $5 a month on here to help WCG
also have 3 cores going on https://m.do.co/c/4c43f15e5304 digital ocean and that i might see if it worth running at least 1 core for $5 a month
I also for now likely 1 month have free 300$ credit on https://console.cloud.google.com/
so in all i now have 28 cores running for me on WCG and i will see how amny points i can pull in over the next month with 8 cores for sure only lasting 1 month from google.
Let me know if you have other servers i can run trials on $5 plans from to see if i can help WCG and earn some Byteball t
Also any help need feel free to comment and ill find you on discord to give step by step help
