Installing Docker on Linux

BOINC recommends Podman, an open-source replacement for Docker.

If you're running Linux in a virtual machine (e.g. a cloud node) Docker/Podman won't work. (We're working on a solution for this problem.)

To install Podman on Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install podman
sudo usermod --add-subuids 100000-165535 --add-subgids 100000-165535 boinc

On Red Hat:

sudo yum install podman
sudo usermod --add-subuids 100000-165535 --add-subgids 100000-165535 boinc

IMPORTANT:

If BOINC is not installed from the official package listed here, you should give permission to run podman to the user that is actually running BOINC client:

sudo usermod --add-subuids 100000-165535 --add-subgids 100000-165535 PUT_USERNAME_HERE

This section will be updated to cover any corner cases. In case of any issues found, feel free to create bug report.