boinc

8.2.8dfsg202512070716ubuntu24.04.1-ls139

BOINC is a platform for high-throughput computing on a large scale (thousands or millions of computers). It can be used for volunteer computing (using consumer devices) or grid computing (using organizational resources). It supports virtualized, parallel, and GPU-based applications.

docker pull lscr.io/linuxserver/boinc:latest

Quick start

Generated from the image's own configuration. Replace the /path/to folders with real paths on your host.

---
services:
  boinc:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/boinc:latest
    container_name: boinc
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
      - PASSWORD= # optional
    volumes:
      - /path/to/boinc/config:/config
    ports:
      - 8080:8080
      - 8181:8181
    devices:
      - /dev/dri:/dev/dri # optional
    shm_size: 1gb
    restart: unless-stopped

Parameters

Ports
PortFunctionRequired
8080:8080Boinc desktop gui HTTP (only to be used by reverse proxies and not direct access).required
8181:8181Boinc desktop gui HTTPS.required
Environment variables
VariableFunctionRequired
PUID=1000User IDrequired
PGID=1000Group IDrequired
TZ=Etc/UTCTimezonerequired
PASSWORD=Optionally set a password for the gui.optional
Volumes
PathFunctionRequired
/configWhere BOINC should store its database and config.required
Devices
DeviceFunctionRequired
/dev/driOnly needed if you want to use your Intel GPU (vaapi).optional
Other settings
SettingFunctionRequired
shm_size: 1gbRecommended for all desktop images.required

Architectures

Pulling :latest picks the right one for your host automatically.

  • x86_64latest
  • arm64arm64v8-latest

Tags

  • :latestStable releases

Changelog

  1. Rebase to resolute, make Wayland default disable with PIXELFLUX_WAYLAND=false.

  2. Add Wayland init logic.

  3. Rebase to selkies. Breaking change: HTTPS is now required. Use port 8181 with HTTPS for direct access. Reverse proxies can connect to 8080 over http as long as it's served over HTTPS to the user.

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