# Running Pylith on a Cluster

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/running-pylith-on-a-cluster/1838>\
**Category:** PyLith\
**Tags:** installation\
**Created:** [May 13, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/running-pylith-on-a-cluster/1838 "2021-05-13T22:38:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/running-pylith-on-a-cluster/1838/1 "2021-05-13T22:38:07Z")

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Hello, I configured the pylith in a cluster:

dcardenas@neculman:~$ source src/pylith/pylith5-src/pylith-installer-2.2.2-0/setup.sh

dcardenas@neculman:~$ pylith --version

Platform:

```
Hostname: neculman

Operating system: Linux

Kernel: 4.19.0-16-amd64

Version: #1 SMP Debian 4.19.181-1 (2021-03-19)

Machine: x86_64

Processor: 

```

PyLith

```
Release v2.2.2

```

PETSc

```
Release v3.10.2

```

Spatialdata

```
Release v1.10.0

```

MPI standard: 3.1, implementation: OpenMPI, version: 3.1.0

HDF5 version: 1.10.5

NetCDF version: 4.6.3

Proj version: 501

Python

```
v2.7.15 of CPython compiled with GCC 8.3.0

FIAT: v0.9.9 from /export/home/otros/dcardenas/pylith5/lib/python2.7/site-packages/FIAT

spatialdata: v1.10.0 from /export/home/otros/dcardenas/pylith5/lib/python2.7/site-packages/spatialdata

netCDF4: v1.5.0.1 from /export/home/otros/dcardenas/pylith5/lib/python2.7/site-packages/netCDF4-1.5.0.1-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/netCDF4

h5py: vnot found from --

pyre: v0.8.1 from /export/home/otros/dcardenas/pylith5/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pythia-0.8.1.19-py2.7.egg/pyre

numpy: v1.14.3 from /export/home/otros/dcardenas/pylith5/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.14.3-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy

```

If you publish results based on computations with PyLith please cite the following:

(use --include-citations during your simulations to display a list specific to your computation):

@Manual{PyLith:software,

title = {PyLith v2.2.2},

author = {Aagaard, B. and Knepley, M. and Williams, C.},

organization = {Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG)},

address = {University of California, Davis},

year = {2017},

doi = {[http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.886600](http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.886600)}

}

@Manual{PyLith:manual,

title = {PyLith User Manual, Version 2.2.2},

author = {Aagaard, B. and Knepley, M. and Williams, C.},

organization = {Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG)},

address = {University of California, Davis},

year = {2017},

note = {[http://www.geodynamics.org/cig/software/pylith/pylith\_manual-2.2.2.pdf](http://www.geodynamics.org/cig/software/pylith/pylith_manual-2.2.2.pdf)}

}

@Article{Aagaard:Knepley:Williams:JGR:2013,

author = {Aagaard, B.~T. and Knepley, M.~G. and Wiliams, C.~A.},

title = {A domain decomposition approach to implementing fault slip in finite-element models of quasi-static and dynamic crustal deformation},

journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth},

year = {2013},

volume = {118},

pages = {3059–3079},

doi = {10.1002/jgrb.50217}

}

How can I run any example?

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**Author:** ![baagaard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/baagaard/32/615_2.png) [@baagaard](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/baagaard)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/running-pylith-on-a-cluster/1838/2 "2021-05-14T14:11:43Z")

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See [Running on a Cluster - #2 by baagaard](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/running-on-a-cluster/1839/2)