Server release notes

Instructions

To download a given release:

git clone https://github.com/BOINC/boinc.git
cd boinc
git checkout tags/server_release/1.4/1.4.2 -b server_release/1.4.2

The code can then be built as described here.

./_autosetup
./configure --disable-client --disable-manager
make

To setup a new BOINC server, please follow the guide.

An existing BOINC server can be upgraded with the upgrade tool.

Support Apple GPUs
Add 'strict memory bound' project config flag
Script-based validator/assimilator
- handle transient errors appropriately
- optionally pass batch ID
Plan-class support
- for WSL apps
- for Metal aps
- min glibc version
Allow > 1 read-only DB replica
Vboxwrapper
- option to link to slot and project dirs (no 'shared')
- add script for resolving soft links
- support sporadic apps (wrapper too)
Forums
- when create thread or post, add option for subscribing
- allow multiple unsubscribe
- allow subscription to a forum
- when quote a post, show sender and date
Web
- if send PM to multiple users, separate names with newline rather than comma
- don't allow blocking PMs from a moderator or admin
- cosmetic improvements
- make it work with 8.2 (no dynamic properties)
- fix permission logic. Moderators can't create other moderators.
- if email addr flagged by stopforumspam.com, say so.
- Server status page: show state of remote schedulers correctly
- don't show PHP errors by default
- option to use Unix 'mail' program to send emails
Add ops script to look for botnets
update_versions: keep going even if find bad directory
Remote job submission:
- add improved Python API binding
- let submitters run jobs on their own computers
- improve interface for getting output files
Add option for requiring unique user names
API
- add support for sporadic applications