From ed16db266b03e40eb3bc16e6b1707939e591eaa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: trbKnl Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:22:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] added instructions on how to apply for an EINFRA grant --- doc/source/articles/deployment.md | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/source/articles/deployment.md b/doc/source/articles/deployment.md index 38472356..13b8d6fe 100644 --- a/doc/source/articles/deployment.md +++ b/doc/source/articles/deployment.md @@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ As a researcher you can log in to Next and configure data donation study, this m After configuration participants can be sent to Next with a unique id in the url. This unique key id be used when storing the data, so you know who donated their data - ### Next as a paid service You can use Next as a paid service provided by [Eyra](https://eyra.co/). @@ -23,15 +22,59 @@ Please contact Eyra if this is something you are interested in. ### Self service Next (community version) on Surf Research Cloud -Next is available as an offering on Surf Research Cloud available for Researchers at Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences. -Dutch researchers can apply for an EINFRA grant and get access to Research cloud this way. You can apply for an EINFRA grant [here](https://www.surf.nl/en/small-compute-applications-nwo) and click "Straight to the request portal". +Next is available as an offering on [Surf Research Cloud](https://www.surf.nl/en/services/surf-research-cloud) available for Researchers at Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences. +This offering on Surf Research Cloud comes with no service or warranties. + +#### Applying for an EINFRA grant + +In order to use Surf Research Cloud you need credits. + +Dutch researchers can get credits on Surf Research Cloud by applying for an EINFRA grant. You can apply for an EINFRA grant [here](https://www.surf.nl/en/small-compute-applications-nwo), then: + +1. Click "Straight to the request portal". +2. Under "Apply for access" click "Small Compute applications (NWO)" +3. Fill in and submit the form (see the instructions below) + +#### Instructions to fill in the EINFRA grant form + +Most fields in the form are self explanatory or optional. Here we explain the fields that aren't self explanatory: + +*Description* + +Put here a small description of what you intent to do. Explain that you want to do a data donation study. + +*Scientific project descrition* + +Put down the description of your research project, you could copy and paste this from a grant proposal. -This offering comes with no service or warranties. Contact [datadonation.eu](https://datadonation.eu/) if you are interested in setting this up. +*Technical project requirements* + +In this section you need to explain what resources you need. Based on the resources you need you will receive the appropriate amount of credits. +This is an example descrition of the technical project requirements for data donation: + + We want to do a data donation study using the "Next for data donation" catalog item. This catalog item provisions a workspace running software that we can use to configure a data donation study. + This workspace needs to be available for the duration of our study. The workspaces uses 8 GiB of Memory and uses 2 cores. The workspace needs to be available for weeks. + Therefore we need: * 7 (days) * 24 (hours) * 2 (cores) * 1.1 (10 percent extra) = X core/hours. We would need 50 GiB of storage. From SURF we do not request assistance with the deployment. + +You need to adapt it to your situation. You should realize that if the workspace is provisioned (meaning its "on" or "running") credits will be deducted. Try to be realistic for the amounts of weeks you need, but take into account unforseen events. + +*Resources* + +Research Cloud - HPC Cloud + +*Research Drive: Do you need storage in Research Drive?* + +50 GiB + +#### After you received the EINFRA grant + +You need to contact [datadonation.eu](https://datadonation.eu/) they will make the "Next self service" catalog item available to you. ### Self service Next (community version) -Next is a free and open source tool and you could host it yourself. You can find Next [here](https://github.com/eyra/mono/blob/master/SELFHOSTING.md) +Next is a free and open source tool and you could host it yourself. You can find Next [here](https://github.com/eyra/mono/blob/master/SELFHOSTING.md). You can try it out using Docker, check the tutorial {doc}`./next-in-docker` + ### Which option should I choose?