Has anybody set up a pi cluster to crunch some SETI@home data yet? I'm thinking about doing it but wanted to know if there was a proof of concept out there.

Hi Ausjorg,

As Keith stated, there are several users here running SETI on Pis. Here's my stack of Pis:
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The switch is swapped out for an 8 port and the USB hub is no longer used (not that it ever was). They are resilient little computers. They have no problem with power outages or brownouts. They just boot right back up and continue crunching. I don't have to babysit them. ;) The fans are different, I now have Noctua fans cooling them.

Have a great day! :)

Siran

Thank you for the info. Is there more of a benefit running BOINC on the cluster than running it on each individual device?

Hi Ausjorg,

My Pis are not a cluster such as modern CPUs with multiple cores. Each Pi is doing its own thing, own OS, own BOINC installation, etc. I wouldn't know how to run them as a cluster, if it's even possible. Sorry.

Have a great day! :)

Siran

Has anybody set up a pi cluster to crunch some SETI@home data yet? I'm thinking about doing it but wanted to know if there was a proof of concept out there.

Hi Ausjorg,

As Keith stated, there are several users here running SETI on Pis. Here's my stack of Pis:

The switch is swapped out for an 8 port and the USB hub is no longer used (not that it ever was). They are resilient little computers. They have no problem with power outages or brownouts. They just boot right back up and continue crunching. I don't have to babysit them. ;) The fans are different, I now have Noctua fans cooling them.

Have a great day! :)

Siran