The software installed and deployed on the DARWIN cluster each has it's own methods for compiling and installing. To manage this process, the HPC team has a set of standards and technology used to reduce complexity and bring consistency to the process.

Software is built, installed, and accessed using the VALET system developed by Dr. Jeffrey Frey. IT developed a set of software helper functions which can be access using VALET by importing the udbuild vpkg.

This page describes the filesystem layout used by IT, and the anatomy of the udbuild file used to build and deploy software. Throughout this process, it is helpful to have an understanding of how to use VALET to add and remove software packages from your environment.