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1. Create a TACC account with your @my.utexas.edu email address: https://accounts.tacc.utexas.edu/register

2. Email your professor your new TACC username, so they can grant you access.

3. Wait for TACC staff to approve your account request. This typically occurs within 24 hours. You will receive an email notification of approval.

4. Setup Multi-Factor Authentication for your new TACC account.

   1. Sign in with your TACC account at https://www.tacc.utexas.edu/portal/account

   2. Click “Pair Device” under MFA Devices.

   3. Follow the instructions to pair an authenticator app of your choice

   4. Detailed instructions are available here: https://docs.tacc.utexas.edu/basics/mfa/#setupmfa-step2

1. Launch terminal (Command Prompt on Windows)

2. Connect to TACC by running the following command replace <user> with your TACC username

   1. Code Block
      ssh <user>@stampede3.tacc.utexas.edu

   2. If asked “Are you sure you want to continue connecting”, type ‘yes’ and hit enter

3. Enter your TACC password, then hit enter (your password will be invisible as you type)

4. Enter the 6 digit code from your MFA app (e.g. Google Authenticator or DUO), then hit enter

5. Type ‘idev’ and hit enter

   1. If prompted to select an account, type '1' and hit enter

6. Copy and run the following command to prep Jupyter notebooks for standard compute:

7. Code Block
   language bash
   /work2/09606/paj264_tacc/stampede_jupyter.sh

8. Type 'y' and press enter

   1. Wait till you see “Done” for jupyter to finish installing

9. Congratulations, you have now setup jupyter notebook.

   1. Type ‘exit’ then hit enter

   2. Type ‘exit’ and hit enter a second time

TACC is a shared High Performance Compute Cluster. There will be times when the resource you want to use is fully occupied, and you will have to wait for an available session.