https://alienkrishn.github.io/tags/debian/Recent content in Debian on Alienkrishn Tutorials !Hugoen-usSat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://alienkrishn.github.io/posts/slurm-cluster-setup-in-debian/Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://alienkrishn.github.io/posts/slurm-cluster-setup-in-debian/<p><em>Ever wondered how research labs run thousands of jobs at once?</em> 🤔 Welcome to the world of HPC (High Performance Computing)! In this guide, I&rsquo;ll walk you through building your very own <strong>SLURM cluster</strong> on Debian — from why you&rsquo;d want one, to the full controller setup, adding compute nodes, and exposing everything through a <strong>REST API</strong> and a <strong>web dashboard</strong>. Let&rsquo;s get computing! 🖥️</p> <h2 id="what-is-slurm-">What is SLURM? 🤨</h2> <p><strong>SLURM</strong> (Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management) is the most widely used open-source workload manager in the world of supercomputing. It&rsquo;s installed on the majority of the world&rsquo;s top 500 supercomputers and powers massive research clusters at universities and national labs.</p>