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boinc projects as storage
github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/User-file-sandboxstorage/boinc-projects-as-storageJSONcomparereport an errorprovider JSON
- Free allowance
- BOINC allocates client disk to projects, not server storage to users.
- Verdict
- fails: quotathe free allowance is too small to matter
- Cost
- not stated
- Identity
- email?placeholder, not evidence; card unknown, phone unknown
- Binding limit
- noneno named constraint binds
- Evidence
- reported3 sources; a third party said so
- Freshness
- stale on 2026-11-05checked 2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-05
| Free tier | BOINC allocates client disk to projects, not server storage to users. The user-facing server facility is a 'file sandbox' for job inputs, and job submitters have explicit server disk… unit none; metered on none |
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| Price | none stated |
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| Identity | email (placeholder) not published |
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| Egress | not recorded |
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| Interface | unknown |
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| Tooling | not recorded |
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Evidence 3
| date | source | what it proved |
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| 2026-10-21 | github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/User-file-sandbox | BOINC allocates client disk to projects, not server storage to users. The user-facing server facility is a 'file sandbox' for job inputs, and job submitters have explicit server disk quota |
| 2026-10-21 | github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/6578 | cited as the basis of the rejection: BOINC allocates client disk to projects, not server storage to users. The user-facing server facility is a 'file sandbox' for job inputs, and job submitters have explicit server disk quota |
| 2026-10-21 | github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/VolunteerStorage | cited as the basis of the rejection: BOINC allocates client disk to projects, not server storage to users. The user-facing server facility is a 'file sandbox' for job inputs, and job submitters have explicit server disk quota |
More fields 1
| dead end | {"failure_class": "quota","why": "BOINC allocates client disk to projects, not server storage to users. The user-facing server facility is a 'file sandbox' for job inputs, and job submitters have explicit server disk…","retry_when": null,"first_recorded": "2026-10-21"} |
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Unknown values 7
- chaining: no value was recorded for this field
- egress terms: no value was recorded for this field
- interface: the access interface was not established
- per object cap notes: no value was recorded for this field
- per object cap stated: no value was recorded for this field
- retention stated: no value was recorded for this field
- tooling: no value was recorded for this field