Containers @ TACC Workshop

Software containers are an important common currency for portable and reproducible computing. Learn best practices on building, using, and sharing Docker and Singularity containers in this hands-on workshop. Also learn how to run those containers on TACC HPC systems, including MPI and GPU aware containers.

Topics will include:

• Docker and Singularity basics
• Containerizing your own code
• Running containers at TACC, including MPI parallelism and GPU enabled containers
• Integration with BioContainers and the module system

Contents:

• Welcome to Containers @ TACC!
  • Introduction to Containers
  • Getting Started With Docker
  • Working with Docker
• Containerize Your Code
  • Install Code Interactively
  • Build from a Dockerfile
  • Share Your Docker Image
• Containers on High Performance Compute Clusters
  • Introduction to Singularity/Apptainer
  • Using HPC Environments
  • MPI and GPU Containers

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page