Containers on Blue Waters: Setup

Docker Hub account

To work with Docker we need an account on Docker Hub. If you don’t have an account with Docker Hub yet, you can easily sign-up for one here.

Docker CE (Community Edition)

Please install Docker for your platform following the instructions for your platform:

• macOS
• Windows
• Linux:
  • CentOS
  • Debian
  • Fedora
  • Ubuntu
  • Binaries

On Linux, consider following optional post-installation steps that would allow you to save a tiny bit of time by not having to type sudo with every Docker command.

Singularity

Please install Singularity following the instructions for your platform from their User Guide:

• macOS
• Windows
• Linux

Python

HPC Container Maker is a Python package and, as such, requires a working version of Python. The latest version of Python can be found on the official website.