Pre-Workshop Setup¶

Please complete the minimum Setup Instructions to prepare for Container Camp with CyVerse.

Prerequisite	Notes	Additional notes
Wi-Fi-enabled laptop	You should be able to use any laptop (Windows/MacOS/Linux.). We strongly recommend Firefox or Chrome browser. It is recommended that you have administrative/install permissions on your laptop.	Download FireFox Download Chrome
CyVerse Account	Please ensure that you have a CyVerse account and have verified your account by completing the verification steps in the email you got when you registered.	Register for your cyverse account at https://user.cyverse.org/.
Github Account	Please ensure that you have a Github account if you don’t have one already	Register for your Github account at https://github.com/.
Dockerhub Account	Please ensure that you have a Dockerhub account if you don’t have one already	Register for your Dockerhub account at https://hub.docker.com/.
Text Editor	Please ensure that you have a Text editor of your choice. Any decent text editor would be sufficient and recommended ones include Atom, Sublime, & VSCode	Download Sublime at https://www.sublimetext.com/. Download Atom at https://atom.io/. Download VSCode at https://code.visualstudio.com/
Slack for networking	We will be using Slack extensively for communication and networking purposes	Register for Slack at https://slack.com/.

Optional Downloads

Listed below are some extra downloads that are not required for the workshop, but which provide some options for functionalities we will cover.

Tool	Notes	Link
SSH Clients (Windows)	PuTTY allows SSH connection to a remote machine, and is designed for Windows users who do not have a Mac/Linux terminal. MobaXterm is a single Windows application that provides a ton of functions for programmers, webmasters, IT administrators, and anybody is looking to manage system remotely	Download PuTTY Download mobaXterm Update Windows 10 & install Windows Subsystem for Linux v2 (WSL2)
Cyberduck	Cyberduck is a third-party tool for uploading/downloading data to CyVerse Data Store. Currently, this tool is available for Windows/MacOS only. You will need to download Cyberduck and the connection profile. We will go through configuration and installation at the workshop.	Download Cyberduck Download CyVerse Cyberduck connection profile
iRODS `iCommands`	iCommands are command-line software to connect to the CyVerse Data Store.	Download and installation instructions available at CyVerse Learning Center