Installing Salvus is a multi-step procedure that is slightly different on every system. This page describes the recommended sequence in case you are new to using Salvus.
If you run into any problems please don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or any other provided support channel.
We recommend the following 5 steps to install Salvus. This page contains a summary of them - each step is additionally detailed on its own page.
Details on where to run Salvus: Where to Run Things?
The first step to install Salvus is to figure out where every component of it will run. The most common case is to have a full installation locally and additionally install a version of SalvusCompute on a larger workstation or cluster.
Details on the Python installation: Python Packages
Salvus depends on Python and a number of third party packages. We recommend to use the Miniconda distribution together with Mamba as package manager: First, install Miniconda from here. Next, install Mamba in the base environment
conda install -c conda-forge mamba --yes
After installing both, you can choose between two supported versions of Python:
First, you need to download the list of python dependencies by running:
curl https://mondaic.com/environment-py39.yml -o environment.yml
or
curl https://mondaic.com/environment-py311.yml -o environment.yml
depending on your preference for Python version.
Next, please run the following commands to create a Salvus environment and install all dependencies.
# Create a new environment with all required dependencies. mamba env create -n salvus -f environment.yml # Activate that environment. conda activate salvus
Python 3.7 has reached end of life (EOL) in June 2023, and we only keep supporting a legacy environment with fixed version numbers. See here for details on how to set it up.
Details on the Mondaic Downloader: Mondaic Downloader
To download Salvus and install the Salvus Python module run the following two commands:
# Run the Mondaic downloader. bash -c "$(curl -sSL https://get.mondaic.com)" # Install the Python Salvus package into the previously created python # environment. pip install ~/Salvus/python_packages/salvus-*.whl
Details on the SalvusFlow configuration: SalvusFlow Configuration
The last step is to teach Salvus how to run on your specific machine. Please run this interactive wizard to get started:
salvus-cli add-site
Salvus should be all ready by now so time to learn how to use it. We recommend to start with this tutorial.
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