Many research teams and educators experience technical and resource challenges when setting up multi-user systems for data analysis and repeatable research. Instead of managing complex, on-premise systems, or paying for commercial cloud offerings, this presentation will show how to quickly start a simple JupyterHub (using TLJH) on a public research cloud like Jetstream2. This reduces setup effort for teams with limited IT support and improves teamwork and research repeatability in data-intensive projects.
This session is appropriate for researchers, educators, and research software engineers with intermediate skills who want to improve cloud access and teamwork, especially from institutions with limited research computing resources.
TLJH (The Littlest JupyterHub) is a simple, lightweight Jupyter Notebook server for small to medium-sized groups. It helps educators and researchers set up a shared Jupyter environment on a single server with minimal setup (no Kubernetes required!).
Jetstream2 is a flexible, user-friendly cloud computing environment built on OpenStack. It is available to US-based researchers and educators at no cost through support from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) program.
Learning Objectives
- Learn Cloud Deployment with Jetstream2: Understand how to use Jetstream2, create instances, and benefit from cloud computing for research teamwork.
- Install TLJH Step-by-Step: Follow the setup process for TLJH and adjust a basic JupyterHub to fit research needs
- Set Up User Management and Security: Configure login settings, control user access, and adjust network settings to create a secure and easy-to-use research system.
- Solve Problems Together: Work in small groups to fix common setup issues, share ways to expand the system, and discuss real-world uses of TLJH in research and teaching.
