CondaTainer

CondaTainer is a rootless CLI for managing tools / data / project environments and launching apps on HPC — designed for individuals and small teams using institutional or regional compute resources.

• Web-App Ready: Launch RStudio, VS Code, Jupyter and more with one command.

• Unified Management: Easily organize group-level tools/data and isolate project environments.

• Inode Saver: Packing 30k+ Conda files into a single portable image to bypass quota limits.

• LustreFS Friendly: Stages conda creation on node-local SSD to reduce network filesystem load.

• Scheduler Native: Out-of-the-box integration with Slurm, PBS, LSF, and HTCondor.

User Guide:

• Installation
• Concepts: Overlays
• Module Overlays
• Writable Workspace Overlays
• Read-Only Bundle Overlays

Helpers:

• Helper Scripts
• RStudio Server
• VS Code
• XFCE4 Desktop

FAQ:

• Exec Troubleshooting
• OverlayFS and Fakeroot
• Scheduler Resources

Manuals:

• Build Script Manual
• CondaTainer Manual
• Configuration