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Home Assistant BOINC add-ons repository

This repository allows to install the Home Assistant BOINC Add-on and other related add-ons in your Home Assistant installation to contribute to scientific research projects using the BOINC platform.

The BOINC platform enables individuals to contribute their computer's idle processing power to various scientific research projects, such as climate modeling, medical research, and astrophysics.

Installation

Open your Home Assistant instance and show the add add-on repository dialog with a specific repository URL pre-filled.

To install the add-ons provided by this repository in your Home Assistant instance, click on the button above or follow these steps:

  1. Open your Home Assistant instance.
  2. Go to the Supervisor panel.
  3. Click on the "Add-on Store" tab.
  4. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select "Repositories".
  5. Add the repository URL: https://github.com/hectorespert/boinc-addons.
  6. Install the desired add-ons from the store.

Usage

This repository contains the following add-ons, enable them as needed:

Supports aarch64 Architecture Supports amd64 Architecture Supports armhf Architecture Supports armv7 Architecture Supports i386 Architecture

BOINC is an open-source software platform for computing using volunteered resources.

This add-on configures and executes the BOINC client in your Home Assistant instance, downloads scientific computing jobs and runs them invisibly in the background.

Supports aarch64 Architecture Supports amd64 Architecture Supports armhf Architecture Supports armv7 Architecture Supports i386 Architecture

boinctui is a fullscreen text mode manager for the BOINC client.

It provides a terminal user interface (TUI) to monitor and control the BOINC client.