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‎_includes/_acquire.htm

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In Gridcoin's Proof-of-Stake (PoS) system, BOINC rewards are given when a user stakes, along with an additional 10 GRC.
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Since Gridcoin 5.4 you don't have to stake on your own to get BOINC rewards. Instead you can get your rewards by clicking a button and paying a small fee to have somebody else stake for you via an MRC request.
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<b>Since Gridcoin 5.4 you don't have to stake on your own to get BOINC rewards. Instead you can get your rewards by clicking a button and paying a small fee to have somebody else stake for you via an MRC request.</b> You will need approx 2 GRC to setup your wallet for solo crunching this way.
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See <a href="https://gridcoin.us/wiki/faq.html#what-is-manual-reward-claim-mrc">this wiki entry</a> for further details.
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<h4 class="text-bold">Adding projects to BOINC</h4>
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Note: If you are an existing BOINC user ane use an account manager such as BAM, you can add projects via your account manager so long as accounts at the projects all use the same e-mail address (BAM's default).
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Note: If you are an existing BOINC user and use an account manager such as BAM, you can add projects via your account manager so long as accounts at the projects all use the same e-mail address (BAM's default).
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After starting BOINC, select the "add a project" button.

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<a class="dropdown-item" href="https://twitter.com/GridcoinNetwork">Twitter</a>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="https://discord.gg/jf9XX4a">Discord</a>
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<a class="dropdown-item" href="https://join.slack.com/t/teamgridcoin/shared_invite/enQtMjk2NTI4MzAwMzg0LTE4N2I3ZWZjYWJlZGM1Zjg3MTUyMDhiN2M5NmRmZTA2NDA0ZmY1ZTFmOGM3ZGU2YTBkOTdhNTk2ZjkzMGZkODY">Slack</a>
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<p>Go to the <a href="https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php">BOINC website</a>, download and install BOINC for any computer you want to run BOINC on. Download the BOINC + Virtualbox option to ensure you can crunch the widest variety of projects possible. <b>Linux users: BOINC install packages are currently broken</b> please use <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BOINC4Science/comments/12h0g7v/quick_guide_installing_boinc_on_linux_right_now/" target="_blank">this workaround.</a></p>
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<p>Go to the <a href="https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php">BOINC website</a>, download and install BOINC for any computer you want to run BOINC on. If you'll be crunching with multiple devices, please see <a href="/wiki/faq.html#can-i-crunch-boinc-on-multiple-machines-do-i-need-to-install-the-wallet-on-each-of-them">our FAQ</a>.
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<br><br>Windows users: Download the BOINC + Virtualbox option to ensure you can crunch the widest variety of projects possible.
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<br><b>Linux users: BOINC install packages are currently broken</b> please use <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BOINC4Science/comments/12h0g7v/quick_guide_installing_boinc_on_linux_right_now/" target="_blank">this workaround.</a></p>
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<a href="https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php"><button class="btn btn-round grcbtn">BOINC client downloads</button></a>
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BOINC Installation Video Tutorials:
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hKUU9YWCKE">Rasim Muratovic: Installing BOINC</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK95EvQ9tXA" target="_blank">Installing BOINC on Windows</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRIdsorbtWo" target="_blank">Installing BOINC on MacOS</a></li>
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<h4>Wallet Download</h4>
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<p>Our large userbase is spread across the following chat platforms:</p>
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<a href="https://join.slack.com/t/teamgridcoin/shared_invite/enQtMjk2NTI4MzAwMzg0LTE4N2I3ZWZjYWJlZGM1Zjg3MTUyMDhiN2M5NmRmZTA2NDA0ZmY1ZTFmOGM3ZGU2YTBkOTdhNTk2ZjkzMGZkODY">Gridcoin's Slack channel</a>
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<h5 class="text-center mt-5">3) Bonus Step: Sidestake to Help Gridcoin's Development</h5>
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<p>Gridcoin has a fun feature called <i>sidestaking</i> which enables you to donate a portion of each stake you make to Gridcoin's development. This isn't required of course, but it helps us add new features and make sure more people can learn about Gridcoin!</p>
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Tap into the spare processing power of tens of thousands of volunteers by <a href="https://github.com/marius311/boinc-server-docker/blob/master/docs/cookbook.md">creating your own BOINC project</a> for free! The Gridcoin network can reward your project's userbase to encourage participation and improve user retention.
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