Basic Singularity/Apptainer¶

Online training workshop: Basic Singularity/Apptainer workshop, 12 and/or 13 October, 2026

The online workshop is an introduction to the basic concepts of containerized software environment solutions within the Singularity framework (on sylabs.io).

During the workshop you will have the opportunity to follow the interactive guide on

how to run Singularity containers
how to build your own
good (and bad) practices on designing and building Singularity recipes
Singularity containers and HPC applications

To fully benefit from the workshop, some basic Linux system administration experience is highly desirable i.e. knowledge of package management and common tools for building and/or managing software: git, pip, conda, wget, curl …

The workshop will be divided in 3 main sessions and register for sessions you want to attend.

Day 1 , 9-12 - Basic singularity
Day 1, 13-16 - Singularity and HPC applications
Day 2, 9 -12 - Hackathon (submit/bring your own problem)

Dates and location¶

12 and 13 October, 2026

The workshop will be held via zoom. A zoom link will be provided to registered participants prior to the event.

Links¶

More information and material for the Basic Singularity/Apptainer workshop

Registration form for the Basic Singularity/Apptainer workshop