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+    "# Step 1: Register\n",
+    "\n",
+    "1. Create an account on the Compute Canada [website](https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application)\n",
+    "2. You will be asked for Compute Canada Role Identifier (CCRI) of your sponsor or supervisor. A CCRI is an identifier of the form abc-123-01.\n",
+    "3. You and your supervisor will receive an email after creating the account; please confirm your application."
+   ]
+  },
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+    "# Step 2: SSH Setup\n",
+    "1. Update your SSH configuration\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "cat >> ~/.ssh/config\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "2. Copy the following content after adding your username \n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "Host sharc\n",
+    "User <username>\n",
+    "Hostname graham.computecanada.ca\n",
+    "ServerAliveInterval 30\n",
+    "TCPKeepAlive yes\n",
+    "Protocol 2,1\n",
+    "Identityfile ~/.ssh/id_rsa\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "3. Copy your SSH key to the server as an authorized key:\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "ssh-copy-id sharc\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "4. Login. You may have to wait for sometime for your account to be updated on the\n",
+    "server.\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "ssh sharc\n",
+    "```"
+   ]
+  },
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+   "source": [
+    "# Step 3: Environment Setup\n",
+    "1. Download and setup Anaconda\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "cd projects\n",
+    "wget https://repo.continuum.io/archive/Anaconda3-5.0.1-Linux-x86_64.sh\n",
+    "chmod +x Anaconda3-5.0.1-Linux-x86_64.sh\n",
+    "./Anaconda3-5.0.1-Linux-x86_64.sh\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "2. Update `~/.bashrc` by adding the following:\n",
+    "\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "export PATH=/home/<username>/anaconda3/bin:$PATH\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "3. Source\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "source ~/.bashrc\n",
+    "```"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# Step 4: Setup SM model\n",
+    "1. Follow the detailed instructions from [here](https://github.com/castorini/Castor/tree/master/sm_cnn)\n"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
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+   "source": [
+    "# Step 5: SHARCNET basics\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Following are the list of common commands on SLURM. For more details, refer [this](https://www.sharcnet.ca/help/index.php/SLURM)\n",
+    "### Basic commands:\n",
+    "1.To submit a job:\n",
+    "```bash \n",
+    "sbatch <job_name.sh>\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    " Your job should have atleast the following as a part of the preamble:\n",
+    "\n",
+    "- CPU job:\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "#!/bin/bash\n",
+    "#SBATCH --time=00:01:00\n",
+    "#SBATCH --account=def-<name-of-the-sponsor>\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\n",
+    "- GPU job:\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "#!/bin/bash\n",
+    "#SBATCH --nodes=1\n",
+    "#SBATCH --gres=gpu:2\n",
+    "#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=32\n",
+    "#SBATCH --mem=12288\n",
+    "#SBATCH --time=10:00\n",
+    "#SBATCH --account=def-<name-of-the-sponsor>\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "The output of the job will be stored in the slurm-&lt;jobid&gt;.out file\n",
+    "\n",
+    "2.To monitor jobs in the queue:\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "squeue -u <username>\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "3.To see the completed jobs:\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "sacct\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "4.To cancel a job:\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "scancel <jobid>\n",
+    "```\n"
+   ]
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