Authors – Paul Marshall

We’re excited to shine a spotlight on the recently refreshed hardware discovery browser on Chameleon! Launched a little while ago, this upgrade makes it easier and faster to pinpoint the exact hardware you need for your experiments, connecting you directly to real-time scheduling and reservations.

As you most likely know, Chameleon offers dedicated, reservable resources. That means your work gets exclusive access to the nodes you choose but navigating hardware specs and reservation calendars together can sometimes be a bit of frustration.

The new resource discovery experience helps you link “what hardware am I getting?” with “when can I actually run?” into a more streamlined workflow than previously.

Don't let authentication problems derail your research momentum. This practical guide demystifies Chameleon's login system and arms you with clear, step-by-step solutions for the authentication challenges that frustrate users most. Learn to confidently navigate multiple accounts, identity provider changes, and stubborn login issues.

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.

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.