TACC Technical Documentation

Welcome to TACC's Technical Documentation Site.

TACC's technical documentation is broadly divided into the following categories. All guides can be accessed via the left-hand navigation,.

  • TACC Essentials
  • High Performance Computing (HPC) and Storage Resource User Guides
  • Software Packages
  • Tutorials

Additional training opportunities such as the TACC Institute Series, can be found on the Training Page on our main site.

See also TACC's Training YouTube channel featuring many instructional quick-start and how-to videos.

HPC Resource Guides

Each of our HPC resources has a user guide, with extensive instructions and information. Learn how to access and use our High Performance Computing (HPC) resources.

TACC's Horizon

Horizon

Coming Soon Horizon is a national computing resource, the centerpiece of the National Science Foundation's LCCF program.

TACC's Lonestar6

Lonestar6

Lonestar6 is the latest of the Lonestar series and supports and serves Texas researchers.

 TACC's Vista AI supercomputer

Vista

Vista is TACC's first AI-focused supercomputer with Arm-based NVIDIA technology.

 TACC's Stampede3

Stampede3

Stampede3 is the latest in the series of flagship resources for National Science Foundation's Access ecosystem.

TACC Essentials

If you're brand new to TACC and want to jump right in, check out the Getting Started and Allocations pages in the "Use TACC" section of our main site.

accounts

Managing your TACC Account

Solve login problems, check your account status, and other TACC account management tools.

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Good Conduct

Good conduct on all systems ensures stability and helps TACC provide a reliable service to all users.

Storage Resource User Guides

TACC's Ranch

Ranch

Long-term data archive.

 TACC's Corral

Corral

Storage and Data Management Resource.

Software Packages at TACC

Explore documentation for field-specific and commonly used software packages.

Each guide contains sample job scripts per resource where applicable and any special instructions needed to run that package on TACC resources.

PyLauncher

PyLauncher is a parametric (high-throughput) job launcher, ideal for bundling, then running, many smaller jobs.

idev (interactive development)

A powerful utility allowing interactive access to compute nodes.

AlphaFold2

Run Google's powerful deep learning protein folding tool, AlphaFold2, at TACC. Includes instructions for single and independent sequence predictions.

MATLAB

Learn how to request access and run MATLAB, the popular numerical computing platform, at TACC

Tutorials

Tutorials cover a wide range of topics from configuring your account to debugging tools and various TACC services.

Containers at TACC

Containers at TACC Workshop

Learn best practices on building, using, and sharing Docker and Singularity/Apptainer containers.

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Sharing Project Files

Learn how to set up a common workspace shared by, and accessible to, all collaborators on a project.

Additional Training

TACC offers a variety of training and education programs. You may search and register for events on the Training page as well as view past presentations.

Training Videos

Self-guided training videos ranging from short how-to guides to detailed topical courses.

TACC Institutes

In-person, multi-day, immersive, training opportunities meant to enhance users knowledge of broad HPC topics.