Quick Start¶

1. Submit the Job¶

SSH into the cluster and run:

./positron-remote.sh alpine

./positron-remote.sh bodhi

2. Check Job Status¶

squeue -u $USER

Wait until your job is in the R (running) state.

3. View Connection Instructions¶

cat logs/positron-<JOB_ID>.out

Replace <JOB_ID> with your actual job ID from squeue.

4. Connect from Positron¶

1. Open Positron on your local machine
2. Press ++cmd+shift+p++ (Mac) or ++ctrl+shift+p++ (Windows/Linux)
3. Select Remote-SSH: Open SSH Configuration File
4. Paste the SSH config from the log file and save:

Host positron-alpine-<JOB_ID>
    HostName <compute-node>
    User <your-username>
    ProxyJump <your-username>@login-ci.rc.colorado.edu
    ForwardAgent yes
    ServerAliveInterval 60
    ServerAliveCountMax 3

Host positron-bodhi-<JOB_ID>
    HostName <compute-node>
    User <your-username>
    ProxyJump <your-username>@amc-bodhi.ucdenver.pvt
    ForwardAgent yes
    ServerAliveInterval 60
    ServerAliveCountMax 3

1. Select Remote-SSH: Connect to Host
2. Choose your positron-{alpine|bodhi}-<JOB_ID> entry
3. Positron will install its server components on the remote node automatically

5. When Finished¶

Always cancel your job to free resources:

scancel <JOB_ID>