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Using the Worker Node Containers

The OSG worker node containers contain the suggested base environment for worker nodes. They can be used as a base image to build containers or to perform testing.

The containers are available on Docker Hub.

Available Containers

Available tags include:

  • latest: The latest version of the OSG worker node environment on the most recent supported OS. As of August 2021, this is OSG 3.6 and RHEL8.
  • 3.6: The OSG 3.6 release series on top of the most recent supported OS. As of August 2021, this is RHEL8.
  • 3.6-el7: The OSG 3.6 release series on top of a RHEL7 environment.
  • 3.6-el8: The OSG 3.6 release series on top of a RHEL8 environment.

Building Upon the Container

You may base the container on the OSG worker node by including it inside your Dockerfile:

FROM opensciencegrid/osg-wn:latest

You can replace latest with any tag listed above.

Perform Testing

You may perform testing from within the OSG worker node envionment by running the command:

[email protected] # docker run -ti --rm opensciencegrid/osg-wn:latest /bin/bash
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