Speaker: Lukas Schröder, NHR@FAU

Abstract:

The end of support for Python and Conda snake pits is near! It's time to containerize your code. With containers, everything is neatly sealed for reproducibility and minimal drama. In this HPC Café session we will dive into Apptainer on our HPC systems in a hands-on, approachable way. We’ll show you how to create and download containers, apply best practices for deployment, and integrate these containers with Slurm—both for batch jobs and interactive runs. You’ll also learn how to encapsulate your Conda environment within a container, giving your research projects greater portability and reproducibility. Finally, we’ll cover key troubleshooting tips and optimizations, ensuring you walk away with practical, ready-to-use containerization recipes for your HPC project.

Material from past events is available at: https://hpc.fau.de/teaching/hpc-cafe/