Why Use Jupyter/Rstudio?

• Easy-to-use, “familiar”
• Visually pleasing interfaces
• Interactivity
• Hides complexity

Why Use CSC Services for Jupyter/RStudio?

• Free-of-charge (for Finnish higher education and research institutes)
• Resource availability and their scalability
• Easy-to-use services
• Customization possibilities
• Reproducibility of environment
• Same environment for all students
• CSC specialist support

CSC’s Options for Teaching R/Python-based Courses

• Puhti Web Interface
• CSC Notebooks
• Rahti Container Cloud

Puhti Web Interface

Puhti web interface: Access some of applications on Puhti via browser

CSC Notebooks

CSC notebooks: Easy-to-use applications for courses/collaborations

Rahti Container Cloud

Rahti container cloud: Containers-as-a-service platform at CSC

Making Custom Jupyter Notebooks on Puhti Web Interface

• Existing Jupyter notebooks can be launched easily on Puhti Web Interface
• Custom notebooks require:
  • Installing necessary python packages using Tykky
  • Creating a course environment/module(s) using CSC templates
  • Access custom notebook on Puhti web interface via “Jupyter for courses” under “Interactive Sessions”
• Useful CSC documentation:
  • Jupyter for course
    • A course example
  • Tykky containerisation

Container Solutions for Rstudio

• Existing Rstudio on Puhti can be launched easily on Puhti Web Interface
• Custom installations can be started from Docker images in DockerHub
  • rocker/r-ver: Base R installation
  • rocker/rstudio: Base R + RStudio Server installation
  • rocker/tidyverse: Base R + RStudio Server + tidyverse packages installation
  • rocker/shiny: Base R with Shiny Server (open source edition)
• Lanching custom Rstudio from containers is bit involved in HPC systems as one should abide by the rules of HPC