Shifter is a open-source software stack that enables users to run custom environments on HPC systems. It is designed to be compatible with the popular Docker container format so that users can easily run Docker containers on HPC systems.

For more information on Shifter see:

• http://www.cscs.ch/publications/tutorials/2017/introduction_to_docker_containers_for_hpc_with_shifter/index.html
• https://user.cscs.ch/scientific_computing/supported_applications/shifter/
• https://user.cscs.ch/scientific_computing/supported_applications/shifter/advanced_shifter
• https://www.nersc.gov/research-and-development/user-defined-images/
• https://github.com/NERSC/shifter

Pull the latest image from our repository at Docker Hub:

$ module load shifter
$ shifterimg pull cp2k/cp2k:trunk
2017-07-26T16:32:30 Pulling Image: docker:cp2k/cp2k:trunk, status: READY

Prepare a job file:

#!/bin/bash -l
#SBATCH --image=docker:cp2k/cp2k:trunk
# ... (more sbatch options)

module load shifter
srun shifter cp2k.psmp -i test.inp -o test.out

Submit your job in the usual way:

$ sbatch jobfile