Singularity#

Singularity is a free, cross-platform and open-source computer program that performs operating-system-level virtualization also known as containerization. You can read more about at the Singularity website.

The Singularity module on the HPC#

The Singularity module can be loaded into your environment with the following command:

$ module add singularity

The Inspector module is available on ARC3 and ARC4:

System

Version

Command

ARC4

Singularity 3.6.4

module add singularity/3.6.4

ARC3

Singularity 3.6.4

module add singularity/3.6.4