# PineA64+ - foldforcovid

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**Category:** Fold for Covid\
**Created:** [June 2, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/pinea64-foldforcovid/124558 "2020-06-02T20:26:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/pinea64-foldforcovid/124558/1 "2020-06-02T20:26:33Z")

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I am sure there is a better way to do it but this one worked for me on PineA64 board with 2GB RAM. Here are the steps that I followed to setup BOINC and make PineA64 work for COVID-19.

Setup in PineA64+ Boards with 1GB/2GB RAM.

1. Download Armbian based on Debian Buster

```auto
wget https://dl.armbian.com/pine64/archive/Armbian_20.05.1_Pine64_buster_current_5.4.43.img.xz

```

1. Use BalenaEtcher to write it to a sdcard. [balenaEtcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher/)

2. Boot the system and use the root credentials to login as mentioned in [armbian website](https://www.armbian.com/pine64/).

```auto
login: root
password: 1234

```

1. Work through the steps to create a new user account.

2. Login as the new user and install desktop using the armbian config option. Select System --\> Enable Desktop. [Link](https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Armbian-Config/)

```auto
sudo armbian-config

```

1. After this you are greeted with a xfce desktop. Open a terminal and install boinc client and boinc manager.

```auto
sudo apt update
sudo apt install boinc-client boinc-manager

```

1. Start the client and start the manager in a terminal session using the following commands.

```auto
sudo boinc
sudo boincmgr

```

```
- If you get a error code 180, change the port as `sudo boinc --gui_rpc_port 37777` and `sudo boincmgr -g 37777`

```

1. Join the COVID Project at Rosetta@home. Click `Add Project` and find `Rosetta@home` and follow the instructions to join the foldforcovid using PineA64+.

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