RCP vs SCITAS

[roflmaostc]

Hi!

Thanks for making this guide. When we started to use RCP we also struggled a lot and assembled a similar internal documentation.

However, we recently switched to SCITAS as we felt it's easier to use. You also need to compile a container but then submitting jobs is merely:

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SCITAS EPFL
Warning! Authorized use only.
Please read https://scitas-doc.epfl.ch/user-guide/using-clusters/connecting-to-the-clusters/
Welcome to frontend node kuma1 on SCITAS cluster kuma
Last login: Tue Apr 29 17:51:24 2025 from lapdpc12.epfl.ch
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[wechsler@kuma1 ~]$ srun --pty -p l40s -n 1 --gpus-per-task=1 --time=00:10:00 apptainer run --nv container.sif python drtvam/optimize.py path/to/config.json

Did you try SCITAS before? I am interested in your opinion :)

Best,

Felix