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# Qyber\black
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[Qyber\black](/) is a **network of researchers** working on topics related to **quantum control**. It is run and supported by its members for its members. It is an **open, free platform** to support its members' research and release their results. We provide development, project management, hosting, computing and communication resources.
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[Qyber\black](https://qyber.black/) is a **network of researchers** working on topics related to **quantum control**. It is run and supported by its members for its members. It is an **open, free platform** to support its members' research and release their results. We provide development, project management, hosting, computing, and communication resources.
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Most [projects](/explore) are **publicly available** on the site without the need for an account. How to get support for these projects, if available (not all projects may be supported or support may have been stopped), is documented on the project pages and typically does not require an account.
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For an overview of the projects on the site, explore the [groups](https://qyber.black/explore/groups). Many [projects](https://qyber.black/explore) are **publicly available** on the site without the need for an account. How to get support for these projects, if available (not all projects are supported or support may have been stopped), is documented on the project pages and typically does not require an account.
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We generally aim to release all our work under a suitable **open source license**, ideally [AGPL](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html), [GPL](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html) or [FDL](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.html); some [CC](https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/) licenses and related [here](https://opensource.org/licenses) or [here](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/), etc. may also be appropriate.
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We provide
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* devops (development and operations) resources based on [gitlab](https://gitlab.com/) with [plantuml](https://plantuml.com/) and [prometheus](https://prometheus.io/);
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* a protected [docker container registry](https://hub.docker.com/_/registry) at registry.qyber.black linked to the gitlab projects, accessible via Qyber\black accounts;
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* a [minio](https://min.io/) S4 compatible high-performance object storage, for internal storage and releasing data;
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* computing resources in form of a CPU-centric, heterogeneous [kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io) cluster (kali) with a [docker](https://www.docker.com/) CRI and [calico](https://docs.projectcalico.org/) networking, a GPU-centric, heterogeneous [nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io/) cluster (hekate) and some project and group specific systems;
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* test, internal and external service hosting via a custom implementation linked into the clusters and gitlab;
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* communication resources via [mattermost](https://mattermost.com) and [bigbluebutton](https://bigbluebutton.org) with [greenlight](https://bigbluebutton.org/2018/07/09/greenlight-2-0/), also linked into the default [jitsi](https://jitsi.org/) and [zoom](https://zoom.us) platforms.
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[Qyber\black](https://qyber.black) is hosted at the [School of Computer Science and Informatics](https://cardiff.ac.uk/computer-science), [Cardiff University](https://cardiff.ac.uk/) on hardware provided by [langbein.org](https://langbein.org/) and some systems from [RIVIC](https://www.rivic.org.uk/) and [COMSC](https://cardiff.ac.uk/computer-science). Some services and hosts are located at [IONOS](https://www.ionos.co.uk/cloud-servers?ac=OM.UK.UKf11K357003T7073a&kwk=frank@langbein.org) ([cloud server](https://www.ionos.co.uk/cloud-servers?ac=OM.UK.UKf11K357003T7073a&kwk=frank@langbein.org), [VPS](https://www.ionos.co.uk/vps?ac=OM.UK.UKf11K357003T7073a&kwk=frank@langbein.org), etc) and we can integrate [GKE](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine) and [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/), and other compute resources, as, when and if needed, or if you simply want to provide additional resources to support the site.
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* devops (development and operations) resources based on [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/) with [PlantUML](https://plantuml.com/) and [Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/);
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* a protected package registry, which can be used, e.g., as a [docker container registry](https://hub.docker.com/_/registry), at registry.qyber.black linked to the GitLab projects, only accessible via Qyber\black accounts;
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* a [MinIO](https://min.io/) S4 compatible high-performance object storage, for internal storage and releasing data;
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* computing resources available are
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* a CPU-centric, heterogeneous [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io) cluster (Kali) with a [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) CRI and [Calico](https://www.projectcalico.org/) networking,
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* a GPU-centric, heterogeneous [Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io/) cluster (Hekate),
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* some project and group-specific systems, including the option to schedule tasks via [Slurm](https://slurm.schedmd.com/) on [Supercomputing Wales](https://www.supercomputing.wales/) and custom FPGA platforms;
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* test, internal and external service hosting via a custom implementation linked into the clusters and GitLab;
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* communication resources via [Mattermost](https://mattermost.com) and [BigBlueButton](https://bigbluebutton.org) with [Greenlight](https://bigbluebutton.org/2018/07/09/greenlight-2-0/), also linked into [Jitsi](https://jitsi.org/) and [Zoom](https://zoom.us).
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[Qyber\black](https://qyber.black) is hosted at the [School of Computer Science and Informatics](https://cardiff.ac.uk/computer-science), [Cardiff University](https://cardiff.ac.uk/) on hardware provided by [langbein.org](https://langbein.org/) and some systems from [RIVIC](https://www.rivic.org.uk/) and [COMSC](https://cardiff.ac.uk/computer-science). Some services and hosts are located at [IONOS](https://www.ionos.co.uk/cloud-servers?ac=OM.UK.UKf11K357003T7073a&kwk=frank@langbein.org) ([cloud server](https://www.ionos.co.uk/cloud-servers?ac=OM.UK.UKf11K357003T7073a&kwk=frank@langbein.org), [VPS](https://www.ionos.co.uk/vps?ac=OM.UK.UKf11K357003T7073a&kwk=frank@langbein.org), etc). We can integrate [GKE](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine) and [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/), and other compute resources, as, when and if needed, or if you want to provide additional resources to support the site.
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Key members are
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* [Sophie Shermer](https://qyber.black/lw1660), [Physics](https://www.swansea.ac.uk/physics), [Swansea University](https://www.swansea.ac.uk/)
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* [Sophie G Shermer](https://qyber.black/lw1660), [Physics](https://www.swansea.ac.uk/physics), [Swansea University](https://www.swansea.ac.uk/)
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* [Carrie Anne Weidner](https://qyber.black/carrie), [Department of Physics and Astronomy](https://phys.au.dk/en), [Aarhus University](https://international.au.dk/)
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* [Edmond Jonckheere](https://qyber.black/edmond), [Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering](https://minghsiehece.usc.edu/),[University of Southern California](http://usc.edu/)
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* [Frank C Langbein](https://qyber.black/xis10z), [School of Computer Science and Informatics](https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/computer-science), [Cardiff University](https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/); [langbein.org](https://langbein.org/)
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We are happy to add more members from anywhere whose work is aligned with ours. Check out the [public projects](https://qyber.black/explore) to get an idea of what we are working on. If you are interested to join, please contact [support@qyber.black](mailto:support@qyber.black) with some details about you and why you wish to join or, likely even better, directly discuss this with a member.
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We are happy to add more members from anywhere whose work is aligned with ours. Check out the [public projects](https://qyber.black/explore) to get an idea of what we are working on. If you are interested in joining, please contact [support@qyber.black](mailto:support@qyber.black) with some details about you and why you wish to join or, likely even better, directly discuss this with a member. You do not need to join to access the resources we can share, as these are all publicly available. Further details on how to access protected/private resources are provided in the "Info" projects of the groups if this is possible.
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## Documentation and Help --- see [help page](help)
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