Creating an Account

There are two types of accounts in PeerMR: coordinator and worker. Coordinators create and run compute jobs as well as store data in PeerMR. Coordinators pay for the compute and storage resources they use. Workers provide compute, storage and network resources to PeerMR and get paid for their contributions.

Coordinator Account

A coordinator account is required to run compute jobs and store data in PeerMR. To create a new coordinator account:

• Click the "Sign In" button on the "Run Jobs" section of PeerMR
• Create a new job, see the Compute Jobs section for more information.
• Refer to the Compute Jobs section to learn how to create and run compute jobs.

Worker Account

A worker account allows browsers to provide compute, storage, and network resources to PeerMR. Worker accounts are not required by coordinators because a coordinator account is able to provide workers for its own jobs both for testing purposes or for keeping data private. Worker accounts get paid on a monthly basis based on their contributions to PeerMR. To create a new worker account:

• Click the "Sign In" button on the "Get Paid" section of PeerMR
• Click on the "Payments" Link in the dashvoard to follow the onboarding process with Stripe to make sure you can get paid for your workers' contributions.
• Refer to the Contributing Resources section to learn more about resource contribution.