Reproducible Computing Environments with Docker

Michael Milton (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

Containers solve many common issues in developing and using research software. For example, they provide a very high level of reproducibility, they can be easily run across a large variety of computing environments, and they remove the need for an installation process. This workshop will cover the usage of the Docker command line to build and run research software using containers. The training material is available here.

Researchers and software engineers who work with or develop research software. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand what Docker containers are, why they are useful and common container terminology
• Learn how to interact with Docker via the command line interface
• Understand how to find and use existing Docker images for common tasks
• Be able to build your own Docker container using Dockerfiles
• Understand how to manage Docker containers on your local system
• Appreciate issues around reproducibility in software and how containers can address some of these issues.

This Free Workshop is available to staff and students at The University if Melbourne and its affiliated institutes.

You must register for this event using an affiliated institutional email address or your registration may be cancelled.

This workshop is targetted at researchers and software engineers and moderate proficiency with linux command line is required to attand this workshop.

This is an in person hands-on workshop and attendees must bring their own computers (laptop chargers also recommended) with access to the internet/wifi and the following software preinstalled:

• Windows users: A terminal emulator such as PuTTY (free and open-source) will need to be downloaded.
• Mac users: No additional software needs to be installed for this workshop.

If you require any further information, or have any access requirements in order to participate in this workshop, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your requirements:

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

21 Bedford St, 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne, Australia