BoilerGrid - Join

If you have a desktop computer on the Purdue West Lafayette campus, please consider donating your desktop's idle time to BoilerGrid! The process is easy and allows wasted cycles when your computer would be doing nothing to instead be used by Purdue researchers. BoilerGrid uses the Condor system and works similar to a screensaver on your computer. Whenever you start to use your computer, the BoilerGrid work will automatically be suspended and your computer's full time is returned to your control. Whenever your computer is idle for a long time, it will automatically start trying to process BoilerGrid work again.

RCAC offers pre-built installation packages for the Purdue West Lafayette campus. To join, simply install the package for your operating system listed below. If you have any questions or problems, please email rcac-help@purdue.edu. Thank you for helping Purdue researchers!

  • Windows XP/Vista/7 (.zip):    [32-bit]
  • RedHat Enterprise / Fedora Linux (.rpm):    [32-bit]   [64-bit]
  • Debian / Ubuntu Linux (.deb):    [32-bit]   [64-bit]
  • Mac OS X (.pkg):    Not Yet Available

If your operating system's package is not yet available or is not listed, please contact us for assistance. You may still be able to join BoilerGrid!