Setup for the Launch Role

Create your personal access token

Workspace configuration can only be performed by admins but you will still need to create a personal access token and store it on your compute environment (i.e. on the HPC environment, not locally) in order to communicate with the Tower API. To create a personal access token you will need to navigate to the user settings logo in the top navbar and select ‘Your tokens’, then:

  1. Select ‘Add Token’. 

  2. Name your token something descriptive and select ‘Add’:

  3. Copy the token to your clipboard:

  4. Open your terminal application, log in to your HPC (either NCI Gadi or Pawsey Setonix) on the command-line:

ssh abc123@gadi.nci.org.au
  1. If you are using Gadi, navigate to ~ ($HOME):
cd ~
  1. If you are on Setonix, navigate to $MYSOFTWARE:
cd $MYSOFTWARE
  1. From within the directory mentioned above, make a hidden tower (.tower) directory to store Tower token and credentials:
mkdir .tower
  1. Copy your personal access token into a file named token within this directory:
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