Installation

Install

Pre-built binary (linux/amd64)

System-wide installation into /usr/local/bin:

curl -Lo ./sind https://github.com/GSI-HPC/sind/releases/latest/download/sind-linux-amd64
# install sets mode 755 and copies to the target directory
sudo install ./sind /usr/local/bin/sind

Per-user installation into ~/.local/bin:

curl -Lo ./sind https://github.com/GSI-HPC/sind/releases/latest/download/sind-linux-amd64
install -D ./sind ~/.local/bin/sind

Most distributions include ~/.local/bin in $PATH by default, but only if the directory exists at login time. You may need to log out and back in after creating it.

From source

Build and install with Go:

go install github.com/GSI-HPC/sind/cmd/sind@latest

Verify

Check that sind is installed and your system meets all prerequisites:

sind doctor

This verifies Docker Engine version and cgroup configuration, and prints fix instructions if anything is missing.

Container image

sind requires a container image with systemd, munge, sshd, and Slurm installed. The default image is:

ghcr.io/gsi-hpc/sind-node:latest

Docker pulls the image automatically when creating your first cluster. Subsequent creates reuse the cached image — use --pull to force a fresh pull:

sind create cluster --pull

See Container Images for details on building custom images.