Reproducible computational environments using containers: Introduction to Singularity

This is the material for Day 2 of the Reproducible computational environments using containers: Introduction to Docker and Singularity course. The material for Day 1 is also available

The course will take place at Western General Hospital, University of Edinburgh.

Details of the course, including registration links can be found on the ARCHER2 website.

Schedule

		Setup	Download files required for the lesson
Day 1	10:00	1. Singularity: Getting started	What is Singularity and why might I want to use it?
	10:50	2. The Singularity cache	Why does Singularity use a local cache? Where does Singularity store images?
	11:00	3. Using Singularity containers to run commands	How do I run different commands within a container? How do I access an interactive shell within a container?
	11:15	4. Break	Break
	11:30	5. Files in Singularity containers	How do I make data available in a Singularity container? What data is made available by default in a Singularity container?
	11:50	6. Using Docker images with Singularity	How do I use Docker images with Singularity?
	12:05	7. Preparing to build Singularity images	What environment do I need to build a Singularity image and how do I set it up?
	12:40	8. Lunch	Break
	13:40	9. Building Singularity images	How do I create my own Singularity images?
	15:00	10. End of course
		11. Additional material: Running MPI parallel jobs using Singularity containers	How do I set up and run an MPI job from a Singularity container?

The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.