Start a program at startup

Hi all,
How do I setup a program to automatically run when the Raspberry Pi is startup and reboot? Specifically I want the BOINC program to automatically run at startup and reboot. Regards, waltd

At least a couple of different ways
1. crontab
- @reboot time in crontab will run it at boot time
2. modify init scripts
- adding a file in /etc/init.d/ and then using update-rc.d to start it at default run levels

You may find it helpful to control the program you're starting if you put its invocation in a shell script. That way the shell script can set environment variables, change directories, etc. just before starting the program. Then either make the shell script executable or in crontab or wherever start it with "sh -c yourscript". I prefer using sh -c. The linux sites should have documentation and examples on how to add startup stuff with init.d and crontab.

Thank you.

Hi all,
How do I setup a program to automatically run when the Raspberry Pi is startup and reboot? Specifically I want the BOINC program to automatically run at startup and reboot. Regards, waltd

If you are installing BOINC from the Raspbian repo (minimum is package "boinc-client" ) , then it actually runs as a daemon under a user "boinc" and is started / stopped automatically when the system boots/shuts down. All out of the box.

Cheers
HBE