# Open OnDemand tips and tricks calls

**URL:** <https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [September 28, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684 "2021-09-28T22:43:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcuma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/mcuma/32/171_2.png) [@mcuma](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/mcuma)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/142 "2025-04-11T16:32:19Z")

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Here are recordings from the last 2 months:

March - [March 6 2025 - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1wAAhrtVEAnGiLbswpYiagi5uPdorL36M)  
April - [April 3 2025 - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16vBO3HTWiLxB2vPrVzafXDSmcxT3QBIM)

For the next 2 months, we don’t have a topic yet for May. I am thinking covering various generative AI/LLM interfaces, to follow up on the April topic. In particular, UIs that work with OnDemand. We have had hard time finding ones that work but did find one eventually, called [GPT4All](https://github.com/chpc-uofu/ood-ge-apps-v4/tree/main/gpt4all_app). It would be good if a few more sites could volunteer with their solution.

For June, we have lined up BYU HPC presenting their Windows Open OnDemand app.

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**Author:** ![mcuma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/mcuma/32/171_2.png) [@mcuma](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/mcuma)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/143 "2025-04-28T22:42:48Z")

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This Thursday, May 1st, we are planning a community showcase of generative AI/LLM interfaces, and, the OOD interfaces in general, that various sites have. I will kickstart the discussion by showing the current state at Utah, and hope that some call attendees will volunteer to show their OOD interfaces after that. If you’d like to pre-volunteer, please, PM me and I’ll make you a co-host right away at the start of the call.

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**Author:** ![anderss](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/anderss/32/3359_2.png) [@anderss](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/anderss)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/144 "2025-04-30T13:26:09Z")

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Hi Martin,

We have a couple of AI/LLM apps that we are happy to show tomorrow. I’ll send you a PM with our emails so you can add us.

Thanks,  
Sean

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**Author:** ![dtenenba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/dtenenba/32/1075_2.png) [@dtenenba](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/dtenenba)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/146 "2025-05-02T16:24:48Z")

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Thanks for your demo yesterday. It is possible to share the source code for the Gradio Chatbot and the OOD app?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![jrlagrone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/jrlagrone/32/2715_2.png) [@jrlagrone](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/jrlagrone)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/147 "2025-05-02T17:11:53Z")

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If one is available, we’d be interested in a recording of demos yesterday.

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**Author:** ![anderss](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/anderss/32/3359_2.png) [@anderss](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/anderss)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/148 "2025-05-06T14:16:31Z")

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@dtenenba @jrlagrone I’ll put something together on Github and will share the link here soon.

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**Author:** ![anderss](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/anderss/32/3359_2.png) [@anderss](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/anderss)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/149 "2025-05-13T15:03:56Z")

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Sorry for the long delay! Here is the repo with both of the AI apps that we presented during the last Tips-and-Tricks call:

> **[GitHub - WFU-HPC/OOD-GradioApps](https://github.com/WFU-HPC/OOD-GradioApps)**
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> Contribute to WFU-HPC/OOD-GradioApps development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![mcuma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/mcuma/32/171_2.png) [@mcuma](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/mcuma)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/150 "2025-05-29T21:30:56Z")

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Next Thursday is the first one in June, so time for another Tips and Tricks call, at 10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET. Dean Anderson and Ryan Cox from Brigham Young University will present

[**7lbd** (“Seven Layer Bean Dip”)](https://github.com/BYUHPC/7lbd/wiki), which allows users to launch and access a Microsoft Windows desktop via Open OnDemand without requiring any additional Windows infrastructure. It treats Microsoft Windows as “just another Open OnDemand application”—similar to JupyterLab, MATLAB, or VSCode—and provides users with access to their files in a secure, isolated environment.

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**Author:** ![mcuma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/mcuma/32/171_2.png) [@mcuma](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/mcuma)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/152 "2025-06-05T21:44:28Z")

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Today’s call recording is at [June 5 2025 - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UtpCPLkqbR6QLtt5Ik-cX9P7aL6b8yHk?usp=sharing). Thanks again to Dean and Ryan for a great talk.

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**Author:** ![mcuma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/mcuma/32/171_2.png) [@mcuma](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/mcuma)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/153 "2025-06-30T21:24:18Z")

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Since many will likely be out of the office on Thursday 7/3, we will take a break with the calls and reconvene in August.

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**Author:** ![davide-q](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/davide-q/32/1510_2.png) [@davide-q](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/davide-q)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/154 "2025-07-25T21:28:03Z")

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> [@mcuma](#):
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> Jonathan Lee from Arizona State University will show their new HPC Dashboard app, which includes reworked Node Status app we heard about a year ago along with detailed node and SLURM job information.

I think I saw this talk recorded, but I can’t find it anymore… can anybody help?

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**Author:** ![abujeda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/abujeda/32/2162_2.png) [@abujeda](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/abujeda)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/155 "2025-07-31T15:09:55Z")

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Hi @mcuma,  
I am Aday Bujeda from IQSS Research Computing at Harvard.

We are working on a passenger app to manage Downloads and Uploads from/to remote repositories to complement Open OnDemand. We would like to present and do a demo in one of the Tips and Tricks call.

Let me know when this would be possible.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![mcuma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/mcuma/32/171_2.png) [@mcuma](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/mcuma)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/156 "2025-07-31T17:46:42Z")

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Hi Aday, thanks for your note. We may have some time next Thursday, if you could get ready. If not, it could be in October. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![abujeda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/abujeda/32/2162_2.png) [@abujeda](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/abujeda)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/157 "2025-07-31T18:17:24Z")

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Thanks Martin!  
I can get ready for next Thursday.  
If there is time, I can present, if not, we can do it the next available slot.

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**Author:** ![mcuma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/mcuma/32/171_2.png) [@mcuma](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/mcuma)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/158 "2025-07-31T18:19:22Z")

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Great, let’s plan on next Thu, then, 1pm ET is when the call starts, I was thinking about asking the OOD team to report back on their PEARC involvement, but, we can try to make it short(er), so, perhaps you could get 1/2 hour with some extra time for questions. How does this sound?

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**Author:** ![abujeda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/abujeda/32/2162_2.png) [@abujeda](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/abujeda)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/159 "2025-07-31T18:32:37Z")

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OK Great!! - I’ll get ready!!

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/160 "2025-07-31T21:20:36Z")

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Aday – excited about your file transfer app and demo!

**General OOD community** :

As part of the OOD Appverse project, we are gathering data on the existing App ecosystem from the community. We came up with a simple survey for people to fill out:

[https://forms.gle/E7ayVhApaDYbxMRv8](https://forms.gle/E7ayVhApaDYbxMRv8)

It should only take a few minutes of your time – thanks!

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**Author:** ![mcuma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/mcuma/32/171_2.png) [@mcuma](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/mcuma)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/161 "2025-08-04T13:41:32Z")

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This Thursday, 8/7 at 1pm ET/ 12pm CT / 11am MT / 10am PT we’ll have another Tips and Tricks call.

First the OOD team will recap PEARC25.

Then Aday Bujeda from Harvard FAS will talk about **OnDemand Loop**

OnDemand Loop is a proof-of-concept tool that connects Open OnDemand with remote data repositories like Dataverse, making it easier for researchers to move data in and out of HPC environments. Through a project-based interface and an extensible connector system, users can download and upload files seamlessly without leaving their OOD session. Funded by an FAS-HUIT PRB grant, the project aims to reduce the manual steps involved in sharing and reusing research data, laying the groundwork for a more integrated, reproducible workflow.

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**Author:** ![emily.dragowsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@emily.dragowsky](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/emily.dragowsky)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/162 "2025-08-07T17:00:27Z")

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Can we have a reminder of the url and/or registration process?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/jma/32/1833_2.png) [@jma](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/jma)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/open-ondemand-tips-and-tricks-calls/1684/163 "2025-08-08T20:08:31Z")

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Hi Em!

Sorry I missed this earlier. The registration link is at the very top of this post, but here it is again so you don’t need to scroll as far.

> **[Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: OOD Tips and Tricks. After...](https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqfuqqrToqGtMMel3jTB6OGpi1hUWtFdmJ#/registration)**
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> Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: OOD Tips and Tricks. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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