Logging in to ALICE or SHARK from MacOS is very similar to Linux with only some small additional settings required.

You can also get a full desktop on the cluster or connect from your browser using Open Ondemand

Command line login with SSH

Logging in with a Mac requires no extra installation on your local machine.

Under “File”, open a new finder window. Navigate to the “Applications” folder, then the “Utilities” folder. Open a terminal window.

Edit your ~/.bash_profile to incorporate:

export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

Open a new tab to make sure these settings are in effect (Shell -> New Tab).

Now, you can basically follow the same procedure for logging as Linux users

If you are a first-time user and not yet very familiar with the command line, we recommend to follow the instructions in: Login to ALICE or SHARK from Linux | For first time users or “the most basic way”

If you are a regular user on ALICE or if you are familiar with command line, we recommend to setup your ssh config as described in Login to ALICE or SHARK from Linux | For regular users or “the more elegant way”. You also take it a step further and set up ssh keys as described in Login to ALICE or SHARK from Linux | Making logins even more convenient with ssh keys

Remote desktop with X2Go

ALICE users: X2Go is supported only for legacy purposes. We recommend that you use RDP.

With X2Go, you can get a remote desktop on ALICE and SHARK. Instructions on how to set X2Go up, can be found here: Getting a remote desktop on ALICE or SHARK with X2Go

With RDP, you can also get a remote desktop on ALICE. Instructions can be found here: Getting a remote desktop on ALICE with RDP

You can also access ALICE and SHARK through their Open OnDemand portal. Instructions can be found here: Accessing ALICE or SHARK with a web-browser using Open OnDemand