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You must have a Firebird account set up to use Open OnDemand. To obtain an account, complete a Firebird Account Request.
In a web browser, go to https://firebird.swarthmore.edu
You will be presented with a CILogon page; under Select an Identity Provider, choose Swarthmore College
Click Log On. You will be directed to Swarthmore’s single sign-on page.
Once you have authenticated, you should be logged into Open OnDemand.
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From the top menu bar, click Files → Home Directory
Jupyter Notebooks
Users can have two options to access Jupyter Notebooks via Open OnDemand. It is possible to launch a basic Jupyter Notebook through Open OnDemanda pre-defined application. In certain cases, however, such as when specific Python libraries or a GPU are required, it makes more sense to create a specific miniconda environment and launch custom Jupyter notebooks through the interactive desktop; nevertheless, this generic option can be useful for testing, class use, etc. Moreover, from within the Jupyter interface, it is possible to open an interactive Python console, as well as a shell / terminal session.
Jupyter Application
From the top menu bar, click Interactive Apps
Click Jupyter Notebook
Adjust form values as needed (most can be left blank or at the default value, but it may especially be helpful to adjust the time needed) and click Launch
You may have to wait a minute for the session to start; when it does, click Launch Jupyter Notebook
note that if insufficient resources are available to create the notebook immediately, you may have to wait for resources to become available; if so, you can elect to receive an email when your notebook is available
Configuring Jupyter via Miniconda
It is possible to configure a Miniconda environment to run Jupyter Notebooks or Jupyter Lab, which is useful if you need to customize your environment with additional packages, or if you need to run on a GPU node, etc. These instructions assume you have installed Miniconda and are working within an interactive virtual desktop session (instructions above):
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conda create -n jupyter
conda install notebook
jupyter notebook |
This should launch a Jupyter Notebook session in a web browser. If you prefer to work within Jupyter Lab instead, you can use these commands instead:
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conda create -n jupyter
conda install jupyterlab
jupyter lab |
Shell / Terminal Session
It is possible to open a terminal session from within Open OnDemand. Doing so, however, requires a password to be associated with your account. If you would like to enable this feature, please open a ticket (by sending an email to support@swarthmore.edu or at https://support.swarthmore.edu) requesting shell access through Open OnDemand. Once you have access, to access the terminal:
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