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Reproducible computational environments using containers: Introduction to Singularity

This is the material for Day 2 of the Reproducible computational environments using containers: Introduction to Docker and Singularity course. The material for Day 1 is available on a separate site

The course will take place at the University of Newcastle, in the Keeton Lomas Lecture Theatre in the Armstrong Building (building 22 on the campus map - see page 2 of the PDF).

Details of the course, including registration links can be found on the ARCHER2 website.

Schedule

		Setup	Download files required for the lesson
Day 1	10:00	1. Singularity: Getting started	What is Singularity and why might I want to use it?
	10:50	2. The Singularity cache	Why does Singularity use a local cache? Where does Singularity store images?
	11:05	3. Break	Break
	11:20	4. Using Singularity containers to run commands	How do I run different commands within a container? How do I access an interactive shell within a container?
	11:45	5. Files in Singularity containers	How do I make data available in a Singularity container? What data is made available by default in a Singularity container?
	12:05	6. Using Docker images with Singularity	How do I use Docker images with Singularity?
	12:20	7. Lunch	Break
	13:20	8. Building Singularity images	What environment do I need to build a container image to use with Singularity?
	14:05	9. Running MPI parallel jobs using Singularity containers	How do I set up and run an MPI job from a Singularity container?
	15:15	10. Finish

The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.