Folding@SUSTech

Folding@SUSTech is a project thriving to further automate the set up process for using Folding@home. CANStudio from SUSTech tries to make sure that the users have rather easy access to the FAHClient with better connection in mainland China, through the Folding@SUSTech GUI.

Team SUSTech in Folding@home

• Team-id: 236305 (SUSTech).
• Using student id as identity brings bonus points

Environment & Dependencies

• Python 3.7.5
• cx_Freeze
• TunSafe
• Folding@home

Features of the Wrapper GUI

• Simple identification process for team SUSTech’s registration (with selectable “Anonymous” option), automatically register the user to team SUSTech
• Easy Pause/Unpause control
• Keeps track of FAHClient’s log
• provides stable connection using SUSTech server configurations

Quickly Setup

Find the installer FASUSTech.exe. Refer to the following two documents. If you need an English copy, feel free contact us.

• 安装说明 (Setup Guidance)
• 使用说明 (How-to-Use Guidance)

Run Python Source File

Main File: folding@SUSTech.py

python folding@SUSTech.py

Build using pyinstaller

For more details, refer to https://www.pyinstaller.org/

pyinstaller -F -i icon.ico folding@SUSTech.py

then take the .exe file in dist/ out to the root directory and execute.

Build using cx_Freeze

For more details, refer to https://anthony-tuininga.github.io/cx_Freeze/index.html

Setup File: setup.py

python setup.py build

then take the inner files inside build/ out (some dlls, .exe, and dependent libraries) to the root directory and execute.

License

• GPL 3.0