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Guide

Welcome to the OnDemand Loop documentation.

OnDemand Loop is a companion application to Open OnDemand, designed to streamline the movement of research data between high-performance computing (HPC) clusters and remote repositories such as Dataverse or Zenodo.

The core goal of OnDemand Loop is to lower the barrier for non-technical users to interact with research data repositories. Following the Open OnDemand philosophy, it aims to provide a user-friendly interface for tasks that typically require complex command-line operations or custom scripts. Researchers can upload and download datasets to and from remote repositories directly from their HPC environment with minimal friction.

Note

This project has been funded by FAS-HUIT Project Review Board (PRB) initiative Fall 2024.

Beta Notice:

OnDemand Loop is currently in Beta status. While we strive to provide a stable experience, please be aware of the following:

  • You may encounter occasional bugs or incomplete features.
  • User interface and workflow changes may occur without backward compatibility guarantees.
  • Minor UI/UX inconsistencies are expected as the product evolves.
  • We welcome feedback and bug reports to help us improve!

Sections

This documentation introduces the entire application. It is divided into the following guides:

  • User Guide – how to use the application to transfer files.
  • Admin Guide – details on configuring and managing OnDemand Loop.
  • Installation Guide – instructions to build and install the application as a Passenger app on a server running Open OnDemand.
  • Development Guide – how to run the application locally, make changes, understand the connector architecture, and create new connectors.

Together, these sections take you from basic usage through administration and development.