General BioHPC Setup

Instructions for logging into BioHPC and adding SSH key to Github profile. The latter is required to clone Github repos from the dorsolab group.

Logging into BioHPC

Login into your UTSW BioHPC account. In the Linux/Mac terminal, type

ssh username@nucleus.biohpc.swmed.edu

where username is your individual user account name. Then type in your password to complete the login process. If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it here. After logging in, go to your individual project folder. Using the username - pikachu

cd /project/SCCC/DOrso_lab/pikachu

Add SSH Key to Github Profile

In order to download Github repos from the dorsolab group, you must provide authentication in the form of a SSH key. The key is added to your secure profile.

Log into your profile on UTSW's Github page. To login, use your Portal or BioHPC username/password.

Complete instructions to add SSH key to your Github Profile are found here.

You can follow an abbreviated version of it below. To generate a SSH key for your BioHPC account, type

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your.email@example.com" -b 4096

where your.email@example.com should be replaced with your UTSW email. After typing in the above command, you will see a few prompts. Press Enter when it ask for the default directory and to save a passphrase - Press Enter at both passphrase prompts.

To view your SSH key, type

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

You should see the following

ssh-rsa ... = your.email@example.com

where ... is a long alphanumeric key that spans multiple lines. Highlight the entire ssh key - starting from ssh and ending with .com - and copy it to the clipboard. Then navigate to the SSH Keys tab in your Profile Settings and paste your key in the Key section and give it a relevant Title.