Setting up a render farm from A-Z on localhost

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I’d like to set up a local render farm on my workstation to better utilize multi-threading as the number of cores increases.

I’m currently working through the manual step by step (at least I think so).

  • Ports: Should I configure them as root or as a regular user? I’d prefer to run everything as a user – which port settings are recommended in that case?
  • Tasks: The manual mentions “5 tasks” – what’s the reasoning behind this number?
  • RenderMux: I can’t find this option anywhere – is it missing or renamed?
  • Shell Scripts Icon: What exactly does this refer to?
  • Labels: Do I need to assign labels to sections? If yes, how do I set them up?
  • Option missing: I don’t see the setting “(overridden if new file at each label is checked)”. Has this been removed or relocated?
  • Reset rates: I also can’t find the “reset rates” option – where should I look?
  • Filesystem chapter: Is this relevant if I’m only working locally?Do I just create all nodes in the preferences and then just execute this in the terminal?

cin -d $nIst there any path I should be in when executing the command e.g. ~/cin-gg/my-video-1/ ?

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@cincity

Sorry for the delay, I hadnt seen this post.
If youre using appimage, you should try the command:

{path_to_Cin_appimage}/CinGG-… .AppImage -d $n

In my case, the path is:

/home/user/Desktop/CinGG-20250228-x86.AppImage -d $n

I also found Fary54s script in my storage for using an efficient render farm with many cores without increasing the temperature too much. I must admit that I was unable to use it because it needed adjustments to my system that I couldnt make. However, you can download the script here:

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Thank you very much!

Im using Einhanders debian packages.

I probably will make and enter a test directory and execute:

cin -d $nI read his manual and its interesting.

Im not sure whether I want to run a script.

Maybe Ill analyze it later.

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@cincity: hi, I know my question will is off topic, but please help me: Im hopelessly lost in finding any responding cinelerra user, forum, mailing list or whatsoever. Ive been cinelerra user (under SuseLeap) since many years, and now since June(?), 2025 I realize that the complete cinelerra world seems to be gone: download site is constantly empty, no updates, nothing, and not even the official website gives any info on this (when the service is expected to be back or so). As I realized, that your thread on this forum was active in the last month, so I thought maybe you have some background info on this - if so, Id appreciate if you could share it with me. Many thanks in advance! Bye, Joe

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@moderator: I see my previous post is waiting for moderation - so dear moderator, if you read this post, you can take a shortcut, its okay if you directly answer my question. Im looking very much forward to your help, many thanks in advance: Joe