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# CyVerse User Guide { .carc-visually-hidden }

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<p class="carc-hero__title">CyVerse User Guide</p>

<p class="carc-hero__tagline">Store, share, and analyze research data with CyVerse: the Data Store, the Discovery Environment and its interactive apps, cloud services, and AI tools.</p>

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[:material-account-plus: Create an account](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/getting-started/account/){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
[:material-database: Data Store](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/){ .md-button }
[:material-monitor-dashboard: Discovery Environment](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/discovery-environment/){ .md-button }
[:material-lifebuoy: Get help](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/getting-started/getting-help/){ .md-button }
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-   :material-rocket-launch:{ .lg .middle } __Getting started__

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    What CyVerse is, creating a free account, subscription tiers, and where
    to get help.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: What is CyVerse?](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/getting-started/what-is-cyverse/)

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Create an account](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/getting-started/account/)

-   :material-database:{ .lg .middle } __Data Store__

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    Keep, move, share, and publish research data on CyVerse's iRODS-based
    storage, from the browser or the command line.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Share data securely](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/de/share/)

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Publish with a DOI](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/de/doi/)

-   :material-console:{ .lg .middle } __Command-line transfers__

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    Move large datasets with GoCommands or iCommands, or connect any SFTP or
    WebDAV client.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: GoCommands](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/gocommands/)

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: SFTP](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/sftp/) · [WebDAV](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/webdav/)

-   :material-monitor-dashboard:{ .lg .middle } __Discovery Environment__

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    A browser-based data science workbench: find and launch apps, manage
    analyses, and integrate your own containerized tools.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Using apps](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/discovery-environment/using-apps/)

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Bring your own software](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/discovery-environment/create-apps/)

-   :material-application-brackets:{ .lg .middle } __Interactive apps (VICE)__

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    RStudio, JupyterLab, VS Code, Cloud Shell, and Linux desktops that run in
    your browser with the Data Store mounted.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Featured interactive apps](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/discovery-environment/vice/overview/)

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: JupyterLab in 6 steps](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/discovery-environment/vice/quick-jupyter/)

-   :material-robot-outline:{ .lg .middle } __Artificial intelligence__

    ---

    GPU notebooks for PyTorch and TensorFlow, private LLMs with Ollama, AI
    Verde, and an MCP server for AI agents.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: AI on CyVerse](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/ai/overview/)

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Private LLMs with Ollama](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/discovery-environment/vice/quick-ollama/)

-   :material-cloud-tags:{ .lg .middle } __Cloud services__

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    Infrastructure as code with CACAO on Jetstream2, event-driven DataWatch
    listeners, and the Harbor container registry.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Cloud services](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/cloud/)

-   :material-school:{ .lg .middle } __Education__

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    Teach a class on CyVerse, join a workshop, or work through a science
    tutorial such as DNA Subway.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Teach using CyVerse](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/education/teaching/)

-   :material-open-source-initiative:{ .lg .middle } __Developers__

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    APIs, platform internals, and documentation for every CyVerse service.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Developer manuals](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/developers/manuals/)

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: CyVerse Developer Docs](https://docs.cyverse.org/){target=_blank}

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This guide is adapted from the CyVerse Learning Center documentation written by
the CyVerse Science Team ([cyverse.org](https://cyverse.org){target=_blank}),
used under CC BY 4.0; see [Credits](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/about/credits/). AI agents can read the
whole guide through [`llms.txt`](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/llms.txt) and per-page Markdown; see
[For AI agents](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/about/ai-agents/).

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[CyVerse](https://cyverse.org){ target=_blank }
[Discovery Environment](https://de.cyverse.org){ target=_blank }
[User Portal](https://user.cyverse.org){ target=_blank }
[Jetstream2](https://jetstream-cloud.org){ target=_blank }
[UNM CARC](https://carc.unm.edu/docs/){ target=_blank }
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## Browse

* [Getting started](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/getting-started/) - What CyVerse is, accounts, subscriptions, and getting help.
* [Data Store](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/) - Store, move, share, and publish research data in the CyVerse Data Store.
* [Discovery Environment](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/discovery-environment/) - Run apps and analyses, including VICE interactive apps.
* [Cloud](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/cloud/) - CACAO, DataWatch, and the Harbor container registry.
* [AI](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/ai/) - AI and machine-learning workloads and AI-agent access to the Data Store.
* [Education](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/education/) - Teaching with CyVerse, workshops, and science tutorials.
* [Developers](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/developers/) - Documentation for CyVerse platforms and APIs.
* [About](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/about/) - Credits, contributing, AI-agent access, and the update log.