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* Module-based software stack.
* Module-based software stack.
* Both the standard Compute Canada software stack as well as cluster-specific software tuned for Niagara are available.
* Both the standard Alliance software stack as well as cluster-specific software tuned for Niagara are available.
* In contrast with Cedar and Graham, no modules are loaded by default to prevent accidental conflicts in versions. To load the software stack that a user would see on Graham and Cedar, one can load the "CCEnv" module (see [[Niagara Quickstart]]).
* In contrast with Cedar and Graham, no modules are loaded by default to prevent accidental conflicts in versions. To load the software stack that a user would see on Graham and Cedar, one can load the "CCEnv" module (see [[Niagara Quickstart]]).


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Access to Niagara is not enabled automatically for everyone with a Compute Canada account, but anyone with an active Compute Canada account can get their access enabled.
Access to Niagara is not enabled automatically for everyone with an Alliance account, but anyone with an active Alliance account can get their access enabled.
   
   
If you have an active Compute Canada account but you do not have access to Niagara yet (e.g. because you are a new user and belong to a group whose primary PI does not have an allocation as granted in the annual [https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/accessing-resources/resource-allocation-competitions Compute Canada RAC]), go to the [https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/services/opt_in opt-in page on the CCDB site].  After clicking the "Join" button on that page, it usually takes only one or two business days for access to be granted.   
If you have an active Alliance account but you do not have access to Niagara yet (e.g. because you are a new user and belong to a group whose primary PI does not have an allocation as granted in the annual [https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/accessing-resources/resource-allocation-competition Resource Allocation Competition]), go to the [https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/services/opt_in opt-in page on the CCDB site].  After clicking the "Join" button on that page, it usually takes only one or two business days for access to be granted.   


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