Architecture ============ This section provides a quick review of the F@H software architecture. |Folding@home software architecture overview| These are the main software components: - The **client** which users install on their home computers communicates with the AS and WS. - The Assignment Server or **AS** which assigns clients IDs and assigns clients to WS. - The Work Servers or **WS** which assign clients a Work Unit or **WU**. - The Collection Servers or **CS** which act as alternative upload sites for clients in case the WS is no longer reachable. The CS uses the same software as the WS and will forward WU results to the WS when it comes back online. - The simulation **cores** which clients download based on the requirements specified in a WU. - The **stats** system which communicates with WS and CS to keep track of points earned by users and teams as well as other interesting statistics of the F@H system. - **Web Services** provide some additional functionality such as the project description editor, GPUs.txt editor, team and user management and public stats. .. |Folding@home software architecture overview| image:: static/fah-arch-overview.png