Singularity: Scientific containers for mobility of compute

Here we present Singularity, software developed to bring containers and reproducibility to scientific computing. Using Singularity containers, developers can work in reproducible environments of their choosing and design, and these complete environments can easily be copied and executed on other pla...

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Published in:PloS one 2017-05, Vol.12 (5), p.e0177459-e0177459
Main Authors: Kurtzer, Gregory M, Sochat, Vanessa, Bauer, Michael W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioinformatics
Collaboration
Computation
Computer and Information Sciences
Computer applications
Computer engineering
Computer programs
Computers
Containers
Data analysis
Engineering and Technology
Genomes
Genomics
Harnesses
Linux
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
Mobility
Mobility management (Wireless communications)
Operating systems
Physical Sciences
Reproducibility
Research and Analysis Methods
Researchers
Science
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Science Policy
Scientific software
Software
User-Computer Interface
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Summary:Here we present Singularity, software developed to bring containers and reproducibility to scientific computing. Using Singularity containers, developers can work in reproducible environments of their choosing and design, and these complete environments can easily be copied and executed on other platforms. Singularity is an open source initiative that harnesses the expertise of system and software engineers and researchers alike, and integrates seamlessly into common workflows for both of these groups. As its primary use case, Singularity brings mobility of computing to both users and HPC centers, providing a secure means to capture and distribute software and compute environments. This ability to create and deploy reproducible environments across these centers, a previously unmet need, makes Singularity a game changing development for computational science.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0177459