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seedling tier closed beta · BMRI · Stellenbosch University

A fricanwesomeutomatedffordabledaptable Bioinformatics Computing Cluster a.k.a. Abhi's Baby Cluster

A cluster designed to be your research assistant so you may focus on the science.

data lifetime · 14 days Do not upload sensitive data. All user-stored data is wiped every 14 days during beta — no exceptions, no recovery. Keep your own copies of anything you want to keep.
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01Install

Get the abc CLI.

The abc CLI is the single entrypoint to the cluster — Linux, macOS, and Windows. Pick one of the install commands below, then head to the seedling docs for tutorials, walkthroughs, and the full CLI reference.

install · system-wide/usr/local/bin/abc
$ curl -fsSL -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.raw+json" \
    "https://api.github.com/repos/abc-cluster/abc-cluster-cli/contents/scripts/install-abc.sh?ref=main" \
  | sh -s -- --sudo
install · current directory$PWD/abc
$ curl -fsSL -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.raw+json" \
    "https://api.github.com/repos/abc-cluster/abc-cluster-cli/contents/scripts/install-abc.sh?ref=main" \
  | sh -s --
$ export PATH="$PWD:$PATH"

After install, verify with abc --version. Next steps live in the docs — quickstart, tutorials, CLI reference.

02Docs

Docs.

Start at quickstart if you're new.

01 · onboarding→
Quick start
Install the CLI, run your first abc job, ship a first investigation. ~15 minutes.
/docs/quickstart
02 · reference→
The five verbs
data, job, pipeline, inv, report — every flag, every example, every gotcha.
/docs/cli/
03 · accounting→
Cost & carbon reporting
Where the rand / kWh / CPU-hour numbers come from, and how to read them in a grant report.
/docs/abc-report
03Request access

Request access.

Closed beta for research groups at the BMRI, Stellenbosch University. Your @sun.ac.za address must be on a whitelisted lab's roster. Reply within 48 hours.

signup · signup_requests
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Pick the role that best fits.
Select your lab.
Acknowledge the access & data policy to continue.
request received

Thanks. We'll email you within 48 hours with your credentials.

An operator on the seedling team reviews each request by hand — keeps the cohort small enough to support properly.

In the meantime, the quickstart and CLI reference are open.

04Feedback

Feedback.

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