Logging on to OOD Desktop
First, log in to the Open OnDemand portal and navigate to ‘Desktop’.

From there, you can launch a Desktop session on Rivanna.

Choose your desired resources (cores, memory, time, etc.).
Note: You must have a valid allocation to launch a job.
The rivanna-training
allocation is no longer supported for AlphaFold jobs.
If you are part of a lab or course, use the allocation provided to you (e.g., yourgroup-allocation
).
If you’re unsure what to use, contact your PI or the RC support team for help.
Once your session is ready, click the blue “Launch Desktop” button.
You’ll be placed in a Linux environment like this:

Use the MATE Terminal to run commands or load software modules.