Installing Conda on Thunder Compute

Miniforge is the recommended installer for Conda from the conda-forge project. It includes conda, mamba, and their dependencies. On Thunder Compute instances, you must use Miniforge as other Conda distributions (like Anaconda or Miniconda) may have compatibility issues with system libraries. For more details about system compatibility, see our compatibility guide.

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Installation Steps

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Create a new instance

1. Create a new instance by following the steps in the Quickstart Guide and connect to it. You can also use our VSCode integration for a better development experience.

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Install Miniforge

1. Download the Miniforge installer:

curl -L -O "https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Miniforge3-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh"

2. Install Miniforge:

bash Miniforge3-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh
# Accept the license agreement (Enter, Q, Enter)
# Confirm the installation location (yes)
# Allow the installer to initialize Miniforge3 (yes)

3. Activate the installation:

source ~/.bashrc

Once installed, you might want to check out our guide on running Jupyter notebooks to start using your Conda environment for data science and machine learning tasks.

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Need Help?

If you encounter any issues with Conda installation or package management, please check our troubleshooting guide or contact our support team.