Have you completed the Chameleon Getting Started guide and are wondering what comes next? This post will help you dive deeper by moving beyond the basics. You will learn how to interact with the Chameleon API from the command line on an instance and from your laptop. We'll also cover how to use tools like rclone and cc-snapshot to securely save and manage your valuable research data.

Whether you're provisioning your first bare metal node or building complex edge computing experiments, finding the right documentation quickly can make the difference between a productive research day and hours of frustration. Chameleon's documentation ecosystem has grown to include multiple specialized resources—each designed for different needs. This guide will help you navigate to the right place, the first time.

NVIDIA H100 GPUs are now available on KVM@TACC through a new reservation-based system. Learn how to leverage cutting-edge GPU acceleration, persistent storage, and flexible networking to maximize your research productivity within time-limited virtual machines.

What's the secret ingredient that makes our new Chameleon images so much better? From automatic SSH configuration to built-in rclone support, these aren't your ordinary cloud images. Find out what makes them special.

Learn how to leverage Trovi's new GitHub integration to easily create and update reproducible research artifacts. This step-by-step guide shows you how to configure your GitHub repository with RO-crate metadata and import it directly into Trovi, enabling better collaboration and adherence to FAIR principles for your experiments.

Understanding how to preserve your valuable research on Chameleon Cloud is crucial for research continuity and community contribution. Here's how to extend the lifespan of your resources through smart public sharing

Last year was remarkable for our blog, with over 10,000 views and 5,700 active users. As we kick off this year's tips and tricks series, we wanted to highlight the "evergreen" advice that our community returns to time and again. In this roundup, you'll find our most impactful insights - the strategies and solutions that have stood the test of time - each with a brief description and a direct link to the full article. Let's start the year by building on what works!

Facing network issues, floating IP shortages, or login troubles on Chameleon? This blog post highlights the top challenges users encountered over the past year and shares practical tips and tricks to resolve them quickly. Learn how to tackle firewall misconfigurations, manage floating IPs efficiently, troubleshoot login errors, and more. Save time and streamline your Chameleon experience!

Running distributed applications across multiple nodes is a common need in scientific computing, but setting up MPI clusters can be challenging, especially in cloud environments. In this post, we'll explore a template for creating MPI clusters on Chameleon that handles the key configuration steps automatically, letting you focus on your research rather than infrastructure setup.

Discover the powerful updates in Python-chi 1.0, Chameleon's official Python library. This new release brings improved typing, new modules for hardware and storage management, interactive Jupyter widgets, clearer error messages, and easier low-level access. Learn how these enhancements can simplify your experiment workflow, from resource allocation to data analysis. Whether you're a seasoned Chameleon user or just getting started, Python-chi 1.0 offers tools to make your research more efficient and reproducible.