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Neurodesktop is a compact Docker container with a browser-accessible virtual desktop that allows you develop and implement data analysis, pre-equipped with basic fMRI and EEG analysis tools. To get started, see: Neurodesktop (Github)
Neurocommand offers the option to install and manage multiple distinct containers for more advanced users who prefer a command-line interface. Neurocommand is the recommended interface for users seeking to use Neurodesk in high performance computing (HPC) environments.
To get started, see: Neurocommand (Github)
transparent-singularity offers seamless access to applications installed in neurodesktop and neurocommand, treating containerised software as native installations.
More info: transparent-singularity (Github)
neurocontainers contains scripts for building sub-containers for neuroimaging data-analysis software. These containers can be used alongside neurocommand or transparent-singularity.
To get started, see: Neurocontainers (Github)
Neurodocker is a command-line program that generates custom Dockerfiles and Singularity recipes for neuroimaging and minifies existing containers.
More info: Github
Follow these steps to create a new release of the Neurodesk App.
If there’s new version of Neurodesktop image, Github Action will PR with updated jupyter_neurodesk_version in neurodesktop.toml file. Double-check and merge this PR.
Create a new release on GitHub as pre-release
. Set the release tag
to the value of target application version and prefix it with v
(for example v1.0.0
for Neurodesk App version 1.0.0
). Enter release title and release notes. Release needs to stay as pre-release
for GitHub Actions to be able to attach installers to the release.
Make sure that application is building, installing and running properly.
In the main branch, create a branch preferably with the name release-v<new-version>
. Add a commit with the version changes in package.json file. This is necessary for GitHub Actions to be able to attach installers to the release. (for example "version": "1.0.0"
).
GitHub Actions will automatically create installers for each platform (Linux, macOS, Windows) and upload them as release assets. Assets will be uploaded only if a release of type pre-release
with tag matching the Neurodesk App’s version with a v
prefix is found. For example, if the Neurodesk App version in the PR is 1.0.0
, the installers will be uploaded to a release that is flagged as pre-release
and has a tag v1.0.0
. New commits to this branch will overwrite the installer assets of the release.
Once all the changes are complete, and installers are uploaded to the release then publish the release.
Follow these step-by-step instructions to generate and export the required Macos certificate for Neurodesk App release.
openssl base64 -in neurodesk_certificate.p12
Dev builds can be triggered by Neurodesk admins from https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurodesktop/actions/workflows/build-neurodesktop-dev.yml
docker pull vnmd/neurodesktop-dev:latest
sudo docker run \
--shm-size=1gb -it --cap-add SYS_ADMIN \
--security-opt apparmor:unconfined --device=/dev/fuse \
--name neurodesktop-dev \
-v ~/neurodesktop-storage:/neurodesktop-storage \
-e NB_UID="$(id -u)" -e NB_GID="$(id -g)" \
-p 8888:8888 -e NEURODESKTOP_VERSION=dev \
vnmd/neurodesktop-dev:latest
docker pull vnmd/neurodesktop-dev:latest
docker run --shm-size=1gb -it --cap-add SYS_ADMIN --security-opt apparmor:unconfined --device=/dev/fuse --name neurodesktop -v C:/neurodesktop-storage:/neurodesktop-storage -p 8888:8888 -e NEURODESKTOP_VERSION=dev vnmd/neurodesktop-dev:latest
Transparent singularity is here https://github.com/NeuroDesk/transparent-singularity/
This project allows to use singularity containers transparently on HPCs, so that an application inside the container can be used without adjusting any scripts or pipelines (e.g. nipype).
This script expects that you have adjusted the Singularity Bindpoints in your .bashrc, e.g.:
export SINGULARITY_BINDPATH="/gpfs1/,/QRISdata,/data"
https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurocommand/blob/main/cvmfs/log.txt
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NeuroDesk/neurocommand/main/cvmfs/log.txt
git clone https://github.com/NeuroDesk/transparent-singularity convert3d_1.0.0_20210104
This will create scripts for every binary in the container located in the $DEPLOY_PATH inside the container. It will also create activate and deactivate scripts and module files for lmod (https://lmod.readthedocs.io/en/latest)
cd convert3d_1.0.0_20210104
./run_transparent_singularity.sh convert3d_1.0.0_20210104
--storage
- this option can be used to force a download from docker, e.g.: --storage docker
--container
- this option can be used to explicitly define the container name to be downloaded--unpack
- this will unpack the singularity container so it can be used on systems that do not allow to open simg / sif files for security reasons, e.g.: --unpack true
--singularity-opts
- this will be passed on to the singularity call, e.g.: --singularity-opts '--bind /cvmfs'
Add the module folder path to $MODULEPATH
source activate_convert3d_1.0.0_20210104.sh
source deactivate_convert3d_1.0.0_20210104.sif.sh
./ts_uninstall.sh
If you want more speed in a region one way could be to setup another Stratum 1 server or a proxy. We currently don’t run any proxy servers but it would be important for using it on a cluster.
sudo yum install -y squid
Open the squid.conf
and use the following configuration
sudo vi /etc/squid/squid.conf
# List of local IP addresses (separate IPs and/or CIDR notation) allowed to access your local proxy
#acl local_nodes src YOUR_CLIENT_IPS
# Destination domains that are allowed
acl stratum_ones dstdomain .neurodesk.org
#acl stratum_ones dstdom_regex YOUR_REGEX
# Squid port
http_port 3128
# Deny access to anything which is not part of our stratum_ones ACL.
http_access deny !stratum_ones
# Only allow access from our local machines
#http_access allow local_nodes
http_access allow localhost
# Finally, deny all other access to this proxy
http_access deny all
minimum_expiry_time 0
maximum_object_size 1024 MB
cache_mem 128 MB
maximum_object_size_in_memory 128 KB
# 5 GB disk cache
cache_dir ufs /var/spool/squid 5000 16 256
sudo squid -k parse
sudo systemctl start squid
sudo systemctl enable squid
sudo systemctl status squid
sudo systemctl restart squid
Then add the proxy to the cvmfs config:
CVMFS_HTTP_PROXY="http://proxy-address:3128"
We store our singularity containers unpacked on CVMFS. We tried the DUCC tool in the beginning, but it was causing too many issues with dockerhub and we were rate limited. The script to unpack our singularity containers is here: https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurocommand/blob/main/cvmfs/sync_containers_to_cvmfs.sh
It gets called by a cronjob on the CVMFS Stratum 0 server and relies on the log.txt file being updated via an action in the neurocommand repository (https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurocommand/blob/main/.github/workflows/upload_containers_simg.sh)
The Stratum 1 servers then pull this repo from Stratum 0 and our desktops mount these repos (configured here: https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurodesktop/blob/main/Dockerfile)
The startup script (https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurodesktop/blob/main/config/jupyter/before_notebook.sh) sets up CVMFS and tests which server is fastest during the container startup.
This can also be done manually:
sudo cvmfs_talk -i neurodesk.ardc.edu.au host info
sudo cvmfs_talk -i neurodesk.ardc.edu.au host probe
cvmfs_config stat -v neurodesk.ardc.edu.au
(would object storage be better? -> see comment below under next iteration ideas)
lsblk -l
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/vdb
sudo mkdir /storage
sudo mount /dev/vdb /storage/ -t auto
sudo chown ec2-user /storage/
sudo chmod a+rwx /storage/
sudo vi /etc/fstab
/dev/vdb /storage auto defaults,nofail 0 2
sudo yum install vim htop gcc git screen
sudo timedatectl set-timezone Australia/Brisbane
sudo yum install -y https://ecsft.cern.ch/dist/cvmfs/cvmfs-release/cvmfs-release-latest.noarch.rpm
sudo yum install -y cvmfs cvmfs-server
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl restart httpd
# sudo systemctl stop firewalld
# restore keys:
sudo mkdir /etc/cvmfs/keys/incoming
sudo chmod a+rwx /etc/cvmfs/keys/incoming
cd connections/cvmfs_keys/
scp neuro* ec2-user@203.101.226.164:/etc/cvmfs/keys/incoming
sudo mv /etc/cvmfs/keys/incoming/* /etc/cvmfs/keys/
#backup keys:
#mkdir cvmfs_keys
#scp opc@158.101.127.61:/etc/cvmfs/keys/neuro* .
sudo cvmfs_server mkfs -o $USER neurodesk.ardc.edu.au
cd /storage
sudo mkdir -p cvmfs-storage/srv/
cd /srv/
sudo mv cvmfs/ /storage/cvmfs-storage/srv/
sudo ln -s /storage/cvmfs-storage/srv/cvmfs/
cd /var/spool
sudo mkdir /storage/spool
sudo mv cvmfs/ /storage/spool/
sudo ln -s /storage/spool/cvmfs .
cvmfs_server transaction neurodesk.ardc.edu.au
cvmfs_server publish neurodesk.ardc.edu.au
sudo vi /etc/cron.d/cvmfs_resign
0 11 * * 1 root /usr/bin/cvmfs_server resign neurodesk.ardc.edu.au
cat /etc/cvmfs/keys/neurodesk.ardc.edu.au.pub
MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAuV9JBs9uXBR83qUs7AiE
nSQfvh6VCdNigVzOfRMol5cXsYq3cFy/Vn1Nt+7SGpDTQArQieZo4eWC9ww2oLq0
vY1pWyAms3Y4i+IUmMbwNifDU4GQ1KN9u4zl9Peun2YQCLE7mjC0ZLQtLM7Q0Z8h
NwP8jRJTN+u8mRKzkyxfSMLscVMKhm2pAwnT1zB9i3bzVV+FSnidXq8rnnzNHMgv
tfqx1h0gVyTeodToeFeGG5vq69wGZlwEwBJWVRGzzr+a8dWNBFMJ1HxamrBEBW4P
AxOKGHmQHTGbo+tdV/K6ZxZ2Ry+PVedNmbON/EPaGlI8Vd0fascACfByqqeUEhAB
dQIDAQAB
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----
from the CVMFS documentation: Repositories containing Linux container image contents (that is: container root file systems) should use overlayfs as a union file system and have the following configuration:
CVMFS_INCLUDE_XATTRS=true
CVMFS_VIRTUAL_DIR=true
Extended attributes of files, such as file capabilities and SElinux attributes, are recorded. And previous file system revisions can be accessed from the clients.
We tested the DUCC tool in the beginning, but it was leading to too many docker pulls and we therefore replaced it with our own script: https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurocommand/blob/main/cvmfs/sync_containers_to_cvmfs.sh
This is the old DUCC setup
sudo yum install cvmfs-ducc.x86_64
sudo -i
dnf install -y yum-utils
yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
dnf install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
systemctl enable docker
systemctl start docker
docker version
docker info
# leave root mode
sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
sudo chown root:docker /var/run/docker.sock
newgrp docker
vi convert_appsjson_to_wishlist.sh
export DUCC_DOCKER_REGISTRY_PASS=configure_secret_password_here_and_dont_push_to_github
cd neurodesk
git pull
./gen_cvmfs_wishlist.sh
cvmfs_ducc convert recipe_neurodesk_auto.yaml
cd ..
chmod +x convert_appsjson_to_wishlist.sh
git clone https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurodesk/
# setup cron job
sudo vi /etc/cron.d/cvmfs_dockerpull
*/5 * * * * opc cd ~ && bash /home/opc/convert_appsjson_to_wishlist.sh
#vi recipe.yaml
##version: 1
#user: vnmd
#cvmfs_repo: neurodesk.ardc.edu.au
#output_format: '$(scheme)://$(registry)/vnmd/thin_$(image)'
#input:
#- 'https://registry.hub.docker.com/vnmd/tgvqsm_1.0.0:20210119'
#- 'https://registry.hub.docker.com/vnmd/itksnap_3.8.0:20201208'
#cvmfs_ducc convert recipe_neurodesk.yaml
#cvmfs_ducc convert recipe_unpacked.yaml
The stratum 1 servers for the desktop are configured here: https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurodesktop/blob/main/Dockerfile
If you want more speed in a region one way could be to setup another Stratum 1 server or a proxy.
sudo yum install -y https://ecsft.cern.ch/dist/cvmfs/cvmfs-release/cvmfs-release-latest.noarch.rpm
sudo yum install -y cvmfs-server squid tmux
sudo yum install -y python3-mod_wsgi
sudo dnf install dnf-automatic -y
sudo systemctl enable dnf-automatic-install.timer
sudo systemctl status dnf-automatic-install
sudo systemctl cat dnf-automatic-install.timer
sudo vi /etc/dnf/automatic.conf
# check if automatic updates are downloaded and applied
tmux new -s cvmfs
sudo sed -i 's/Listen 80/Listen 127.0.0.1:8080/' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
set +H
echo "http_port 80 accel" | sudo tee /etc/squid/squid.conf
echo "http_port 8000 accel" | sudo tee -a /etc/squid/squid.conf
echo "http_access allow all" | sudo tee -a /etc/squid/squid.conf
echo "cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 8080 0 no-query originserver" | sudo tee -a /etc/squid/squid.conf
echo "acl CVMFSAPI urlpath_regex ^/cvmfs/[^/]*/api/" | sudo tee -a /etc/squid/squid.conf
echo "cache deny !CVMFSAPI" | sudo tee -a /etc/squid/squid.conf
echo "cache_mem 128 MB" | sudo tee -a /etc/squid/squid.conf
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl start squid
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl enable squid
echo 'CVMFS_GEO_ACCOUNT_ID=APPLY_FOR_ONE_THIS_IS_a_SIX_DIGIT_NUMBER' | sudo tee -a /etc/cvmfs/server.local
echo 'CVMFS_GEO_LICENSE_KEY=APPLY_FOR_ONE_THIS_IS_a_password' | sudo tee -a /etc/cvmfs/server.local
sudo chmod 600 /etc/cvmfs/server.local
sudo mkdir -p /etc/cvmfs/keys/ardc.edu.au/
echo "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAwUPEmxDp217SAtZxaBep
Bi2TQcLoh5AJ//HSIz68ypjOGFjwExGlHb95Frhu1SpcH5OASbV+jJ60oEBLi3sD
qA6rGYt9kVi90lWvEjQnhBkPb0uWcp1gNqQAUocybCzHvoiG3fUzAe259CrK09qR
pX8sZhgK3eHlfx4ycyMiIQeg66AHlgVCJ2fKa6fl1vnh6adJEPULmn6vZnevvUke
I6U1VcYTKm5dPMrOlY/fGimKlyWvivzVv1laa5TAR2Dt4CfdQncOz+rkXmWjLjkD
87WMiTgtKybsmMLb2yCGSgLSArlSWhbMA0MaZSzAwE9PJKCCMvTANo5644zc8jBe
NQIDAQAB
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----" | sudo tee /etc/cvmfs/keys/ardc.edu.au/neurodesk.ardc.edu.au.pub
sudo cvmfs_server add-replica -o $USER http://stratum0.neurodesk.cloud.edu.au/cvmfs/neurodesk.ardc.edu.au /etc/cvmfs/keys/ardc.edu.au
# CVMFS will store everything in /srv/cvmfs so make sure there is enough space or create a symlink to a bigger storage volume
# e.g.:
<!-- cd /storage
sudo mkdir -p cvmfs-storage/srv/
cd /srv/
sudo mv cvmfs/ /storage/cvmfs-storage/srv/
sudo ln -s /storage/cvmfs-storage/srv/cvmfs/ -->
sudo cvmfs_server snapshot neurodesk.ardc.edu.au
echo "/var/log/cvmfs/*.log {
weekly
missingok
notifempty
}" | sudo tee /etc/logrotate.d/cvmfs
echo '*/5 * * * * root output=$(/usr/bin/cvmfs_server snapshot -a -i 2>&1) || echo "$output" ' | sudo tee /etc/cron.d/cvmfs_stratum1_snapshot
sudo yum install iptables
sudo iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 8000
sudo systemctl disable firewalld
sudo systemctl stop firewalld
# make sure that port 80 is open in the real firewall
sudo cvmfs_server update-geodb
#test
curl --head http://YOUR_IP_OR_DNS/cvmfs/neurodesk.ardc.edu.au/.cvmfspublished
All things we are currently working on and are planning to do are listed here: https://github.com/orgs/NeuroDesk/projects/9/views/4
The larger themes and subthemes are:
Adding new applications to Neurodesk requires multiple steps and back-and-forth between contributors and maintainers. We are aiming to simplify this process by developing an interactive workflow based on our current interactive container builder and the existing github workflows.
Some issues in this theme are:
Currently, deploying the application containers happens through a connection of various custom scripts distributed across various repositories (apps.json in neurocommand repository, neurocontainers, transparent singularity). We would like to adopt community standard tools, like SHPC, that can perform some of these tasks. The goal is to remove duplication of effort and maintenance.
Some issues in this theme are:
Currently, there is no good way of describing and citing the individual software containers. We want to increase the reusability and citability of the software containers.
Some issues in this theme are:
We would love to have more tutorials and examples that help people perform Neuroimaging analyses in Neurodesk. When we developed our current documentation system (https://www.neurodesk.org/tutorials-examples/), we wanted to develop an interactive documentation system that ensures that examples always work correctly because they are automatically tested. We have a first proof-of-concept that runs jupyter notebooks and converts them to a website: https://www.neurodesk.org/example-notebooks/intro.html - but currently errors are not flagged automatically and it needs manual checking.
Some issues in this theme are:
Neurodesk is a great fit for teaching Neuroimaging methods. Currently, however, it’s not easy to run a custom Neurodesk instance for a larger group. We would like to make it easier for users to deploy Neurodesk for classes and workshops with a shared data storage location and we would love to support advanced features for cost saving (e.g. autoscaling, support of ARM processors) on various cloud providers (e.g. Google Cloud, Amazon, Azure, OpenStack, OpenShift).
We want to integrate the software containers deeper into the jupyter notebook system. Ideally, it is possible to use a jupyter kernel from within a software container.
Some issues in this theme are:
Currently, all Neurodesk work is entirely interactive. We want to add a way of scheduling workflows and jobs so that larger computations can be managed efficiently.
Some issues in this theme are:
This guide provides detailed instructions on how to set up and use GitHub Copilot in the NeuroDesk environment, enabling code autocompletion, real-time chat assistance, and code generation.
You can configure the model provider and model options using the Notebook Intelligence Settings dialog. You can access this dialog from JupyterLab Settings menu -> Notebook Intelligence Settings, using /settings
command in Copilot Chat or by using the command palette.
NeuroDesk Copilot allows you to harness the capabilities of local Large Language Models (LLMs) for code autocompletion and chat-based assistance, directly within your NeuroDesk environment. This guide demonstrates how to configure Ollama as your local LLM provider and get started with chat and inline code completion. You can configure the model provider and model options using the Notebook Intelligence Settings dialog. You can access this dialog from JupyterLab Settings menu -> Notebook Intelligence Settings, using /settings
command in Copilot Chat or by using the command palette.
Feel free to update the settings to disable auto completer to manual invocation in Settings -> Settings Editor -> Inline Completer
This style guide provides clear standards to ensure visual consistency across all Neurodesk platforms and materials.
Neurodesk is a Neurodesk, a community-oriented open-source solution for neuroimaging analysis with four guiding principles: accessibility, portability, flexibility and, overarchingly, reproducibility. This guide ensures visual consistency across all Neurodesk products and documentation.
⚠️ Work in Progress: This section will provide detailed logo guidelines once finalized.
Color Name | Hex Code | RGB Code | Usage |
---|---|---|---|
Seafoam green ◼︎ | #6aa329 | (106, 163, 41) | Primary actions |
Color Name | Hex Code | RGB Code | Usage |
---|---|---|---|
Black ◼︎ | #0c0e0a | (5, 8, 2) | Regular text |
Darkest green ◼︎ | #161c10 | (16, 24 6) | Successful selection |
Muted olive green ◼︎ | #1e2a16 | (26, 41, 10) | |
Dark olive green ◼︎ | #4f7b38 | (79, 122, 31) | |
Light green ◼︎ | #b7d886 | (181, 224, 133) | |
Lighter green ◼︎ | #d3e7b6 | (211, 237, 182) | |
Verdant Haze ◼︎ | #e6f1d6 | (230, 245, 214) | Unseletected buttons |
Pale Lime Green ◼︎ | #f0f7e7 | (240, 249, 231) | |
White ◼︎ | #ffffff | (255, 255, 255) |
https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurodesk.github.io/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
Using SSH
git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:NeuroDesk/neurodesk.github.io.git
or Https:
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurodesk.github.io.git
Run the following command to pull submodules
git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
Hugo releases are on https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases
Download latest version of hugo extended
e.g. for windows: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/v0.88.1/hugo_extended_0.88.1_Windows-64bit.zip
Extract hugo binary (hugo.exe) to your neurodesk.github.io dir
Run server for windows: .\hugo.exe server --disableFastRender
Once started, dev website will be accessible via http://localhost:1313
git submodule update --remote
git add themes/
git commit -m "Updating theme submodule"
git push origin main
To decide if a tool should be packaged in a Neurocontainers or be installed in the Neurodesktop container, we are currently following these guiding principles:
1) Neurodesk is a Platform, Not a Package Manager: We don’t distribute tools that can be easily installed via standard package managers.
2) Multiple versions of tools: Neurodesk supports the use of multiple versions of a tool in parallel via lmod. If a tool doesn’t support this, follow this instruction to package it in Neurocontainers.
3) Inter-Container Tool Linking: Neurodesk is designed to facilitate the linking of tools from different containers, such as workflow managers like nipype or nextflow. Therefore, if a tool is needed to coordinate various container-tools, create an issue to have it installed directly in the Neurodesktop container.
Examples:
easy install | coordinates containers | small in size | latest version is ok | useful to most users | Conclusion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
git | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | neurodesktop |
lmod | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | neurodesktop |
itksnap | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | neurocontainer |
convert3D | yes | no | yes | no | no | neurocontainer |
fsl | no | no | no | no | no | neurocontainer |
Follow these instructions to add new tools: https://www.neurodesk.org/developers/new_tools/manual_build
We just launched our new container build system. Some documentation can already be found here: https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurocontainers/tree/main/builder
More will follow here soon!
We just launched our new container build system. Some documentation can already be found here: https://github.com/NeuroDesk/neurocontainers/tree/main/builder
More will follow here soon!