nerc-project / coldfront

HPC Resource Allocation System

ColdFront - Resource Allocation System

ColdFront is an open source resource allocation system designed to provide a central portal for administration, reporting, and measuring scientific impact of HPC resources. ColdFront was created to help HPC centers manage access to a diverse set of resources across large groups of users and provide a rich set of extensible meta data for comprehensive reporting. ColdFront is written in Python and released under the GPLv3 license.

Features

• Allocation based system for managing access to resources
• Collect Project, Grant, and Publication data from users
• Define custom attributes on resources and allocations
• Email notifications for expiring/renewing access to resources
• Integration with 3rd party systems for automation and access control
• Center director approval system and annual project reviews

Documentation

For more information on installing and using ColdFront see our documentation here

Contact Information

If you would like a live demo followed by QA, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also contact us for general inquiries and installation troubleshooting.

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License

ColdFront is released under the GPLv3 license. See the LICENSE file.