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Posts about new Renku features, platform design, reproducibility in data science, solutions to engineering challenges, and Renku use-cases.

Renku 2.0 is Here!

· 4 min read
Laura Kinkead
Renku Product Manager

We're thrilled to announce that Renku 2.0 is now officially launched! We've rebuilt our platform from the ground up with a fresh approach to collaborative research computing, and we're excited to share what we've created.

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Sunsetting Renku Legacy: Your Guide to a Smooth Transition

· 6 min read
Laura Kinkead
Renku Product Manager
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You may have been redirected here after trying to create a Renku project or a Gitlab project on the Gitlab associated with Renku. We have disabled legacy project creation as part of sunsetting Renku Legacy. To find out more, read the following blog post.

With the official launch of Renku 2.0, we're ready to sunset Renku Legacy (Renku “1.0”). Here's what you need to know and what you need to do.

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New: Create custom session environments from code

· 2 min read
Laura Kinkead
Renku Product Manager

Need a specific set of packages in your Renku session? Now you can customize exactly what's installed in your session with Renku-built environments. Simply connect a code repository containing a file with your project dependencies (e.g. an environment.yml), and let Renku build your session environment (aka docker image) for you!

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Renku 2.0 Early Access is here!

· 3 min read
Laura Kinkead
Renku Product Manager

The wait is over! After a year of dedicated work and six months of testing in beta, Renku 2.0 is now open for Early Access. This means our entire user community is invited to explore the new and improved version of our open-source collaborative computing platform. Whether you're a seasoned Renku user or new to the platform, Renku 2.0 offers exciting possibilities for your research and teaching.

Renku 2.0

Renku Release | November 2024 • Share-able data connectors & Bring-your-own-image to Renku Sessions

· 3 min read
Laura Kinkead
Renku Product Manager

Renku Data Connectors

We’ve been busy behind the scenes, and now it’s time to share some of the exciting updates we’ve rolled out over our last few releases. These features are part of the Renku 2.0 beta, designed to to empower collaboration and make it easier to connect and share data, code, and compute resources. Here’s a quick tour of what’s new.