---
name: "boincmgr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "boinc-manager"
version: "8.0.4+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/boincmgr"
---

# boincmgr(1)

The graphical BOINC manager for the client.

## NAME

boincmgr - The graphical BOINC manager for the client.

## SYNOPSIS

FC**boincmgr**F\[0\]  \[FC**--verbose**F\[0\]\] \[FC**-a**F\[0\]\] \[FC**-e**F\[0\] *client\_dir*\] \[FC**-d**F\[0\] *data\_dir*\] \[FC**-n**F\[0\] *hostname*\] \[FC**-g**F\[0\] *port*\] \[FC**-p**F\[0\] *passwd*\] \[FC**-b**F\[0\] *BOINC\_ARGS*\] \[FC**-i**F\[0\]\] \[FC**-c**F\[0\]\] \[FC**-m**F\[0\]\] FC**boincmgr**F\[0\]  \[FC**-h**F\[0\] \| FC**--help**F\[0\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

The BOINC manager (**boincmgr**) is a graphical controlling and monitoring utility for the BOINC client ([**boinc**(1)](/boinc/1.md)). It communicates with a running client using port 31416 over TCP/IP. It can only connect to one client at a time.

## OPTIONS

- FC**-h**F\[0\], FC**--help**F\[0\]

  Show all options.

- FC**--verbose**F\[0\]

  Generate verbose log messages.

- FC**-a**F\[0\], FC**--autostart**F\[0\]

  Tells the BOINC Manager that it was started by the operating system automatically. Use this if the Manager is started at login time.

- FC**-e**F\[0\] *client\_dir*, FC**--clientdir=**F\[0\]*client\_dir*

  Directory containing the FC*locale*F\[0\] directory containing the Manager localisation files.

- FC**-d**F\[0\] *data\_dir*, FC**--datadir=**F\[0\]*data\_dir*

  Directory containing the configuration files .

- FC**-n**F\[0\] *hostname*, FC**--namehost=**F\[0\]*hostname*

  Hostname or IP address of client to which the manager should connect to.

- FC**-g**F\[0\] *port*, FC**--gui\_rpc\_port=**F\[0\]*port*

  RPC port number used to communicate with the client. Has to be the same value as on the client (see [**boinc**(1)](/boinc/1.md)).

- FC**-p**F\[0\] *passwd*, FC**--password=**F\[0\]*passwd*

  Use *passwd* as password for RPC authentication. If the current working directory contains a file FC*gui\_rpc\_auth.cfg*F\[0\], **boincmgr** will read the password from this file.

- FC**-b**F\[0\] *BOINC\_ARGS*, FC**--boincargs=**F\[0\]*BOINC\_ARGS*

  Startup the BOINC client with these optional arguments if necessary.

- FC**-i**F\[0\], FC**--insecure**F\[0\]

  Disable BOINC security users and permissions.

- FC**-c**F\[0\], FC**--checkskins**F\[0\]

  Set skin debugging mode to enable skin manager error messages.

- FC**-m**F\[0\], FC**--multiple**F\[0\]

  Allow multiple instances of BOINC manager on this host.

## SEE ALSO

[**boinc**(1)](/boinc/1.md), [**boinccmd**(1)](/boinccmd/1.md)

 ⟨https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/The\_BOINC\_Manager⟩

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2020 University of California.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.