Getting Started with Syracuse Cluster Computing
This guide is for researchers who have been provided a cluster account. If you new to the cluster, notate the connection details in your welcome email from our staff and follow the Connecting Guide.
Those without access are welcome to review our guides to preview of what working on the cluster looks like. If you haven’t received access yet, see our Requesting Access page to get started.
Login Nodes vs. Compute Nodes
The login node is NOT where your work runs. When you SSH in, you’re on a shared login node used by all researchers to submit jobs. Login nodes are ONLY for: light text editing, creating conda/UV environments, testing singularity containers load, submitting jobs, and checking job status. Do NOT run computational code, install software outside conda/UV/singularity, use IDEs, leave tmux sessions running, or keep unused SSH connections open. Your work runs on dedicated compute nodes after you submit it as a job. Need a development environment? Email researchcomputing@syr.edu
How to Use This Guide
Use the navigation on the left to explore each topic, or work through them in order for a complete introduction to cluster computing.
Looking for code examples? We have working examples of some of our most common applications by cluster in our OrangeGrid Code Examples and Zest Code Examples GitHub repos.