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Blugold Center for HPC User Documentation

Welcome to the user documentation site for the Blugold Center for High-Performance Computing! This website's goal is to be your primary place for information on:

  • How high-performance computing is used at UW-Eau Claire
  • Getting started with incorporating our resources into your research or class project
  • Seeing what software is currently installed and how you can use them
  • Troubleshooting various issues with your scripts and programs that come up

Getting Started

If you are new to HPC and would like guidance on how to get started using the cluster, we recommend starting with these guides:

  • What is HPC?

    High-Performance Computing (HPC) is all about being able to work with large amounts of data and solve complex calculations, typically through the use of supercomputers. Learn more about what HPC is, how it works in more detail, and what type of applications it helps support.

    More about HPC

  • Blugold Center for HPC

    UW-Eau Claire has been operating supercomputing clusters for over a decade, which has resulted in faculty and thousands of students incorporating HPC into their work. Learn more about the 'Blugold Center for HPC', our services, and what hardware we have available for the campus community to use.

    Who We Are

  • Get Started

    Want to get started running your research on our cyberinfrastructure but not sure where to start? Check out this multi-step guide on how to go from getting access to our clusters to submitting your first job and seeing the results.

    Get Started

  • Available Software

    We have a wide variety of scientific software already installed on our clusters for everyone to use, along with user guides on how to run them. Let us know if you'd like something added or updated.

    Current Software List

Main HPC Website | Open OnDemand | JupyterHub | WebMO | VPN Instructions

Need Help?

If you are having problems with using the clusters, or a particular piece of software, we want to get you back on track as soon as possible. You can try searching for the software or error code by using the search bar above, otherwise you can reach out to us at any time.

Contact Us

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Did you find a guide particularly useful? Lacking in information and could be expanded upon? Please let us know as we're always looking for feedback on ways to improve our pages and make them as beneficial to our cluster users as possible.