# HPC Account Request

The HPC cluster is available for use by all Tufts Faculty, Staff and Students at no cost to them.  All users get a 
home folder with 10GB of storage space and access to run compute jobs on the public partitions.  Faculty with a Tufts University appointment can request additional storage for use by their lab.

### Prerequisites:

- Tufts University Affiliates - faculty, staff, student, collaborator work with a Tufts University faculty
- A valid Tufts account
- Visible in [Tufts Directory](https://directory.tufts.edu/)

### HPC Account Request

**Check if you already have an account:**

- Connect your computer to Tufts network or [Tufts VPN](https://access.tufts.edu/vpn)
- Go to [Tufts HPC Cluster OnDemand](https://ondemand.pax.tufts.edu/)
- Cluster account is the same as your username (all lower-case) and password in SIS or for your Tufts email.
- If you can login, you already have a cluster account.
- If not, submit a [Cluster Account Request](https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bUmpFT0IXeyEfj)