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= Using EasyBuild in your own account = <!--T:6--> | = Using EasyBuild in your own account = <!--T:6--> | ||
EasyBuild can be used to install software packages in your own account. However, in most cases, it is preferable to ask our [[Technical support]] to install the software centrally for you. This is because that will ensure that the software package is available on all of our clusters. It will also avoid using your quota, and it will avoid causing undue load on the parallel filesystems. | |||
However, there are a few use cases in which you may want to use EasyBuild to install software in your own space: | |||
* if you need a custom or modified build | |||
* if you need to install a nightly build, or a version of a software which does not have a release number | |||
* if we are not allowed to install the package centrally for licensing reasons, such as some commercial software packages ([[VASP]] and [[Materials Studio]] in particular) | |||
On the contrary, you '''should not''' install software packages in your own space for the following reasons: | |||
* if you need a different release version | |||
* if you need a software package built using a different compiler, MPI or CUDA implementation | |||
When in doubt, please ask our [[Technical support]] for advice. | |||
== Finding a recipe == <!--T:8--> | == Finding a recipe == <!--T:8--> | ||