This document is a guide to get started with High Performance Computer clusters (HPCC) and more particularly Uninett Sigma2's HPCC. This guide aims at understanding the basic commands for navigating in the terminal of an HPCC, at helping running a job script and at managing files such as copying files from your local directory to the HPCC and using files that are stored remotely.

This document is the result of a Strategic Funding given by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research NINA. Please note that the document is not static and constantly subject to improvement based on feedbacks. You can contribute to improving the document by opening issues on the GitHub repository of this project.