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Written by
Shahar Zaks
and
Jamie Chen
How to cite Code Ocean
Our white paper, 'Computational Reproducibility via Containers in Psychology', is published in Meta-Psychology
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Delete Previous Results
Remove unused data to add some storage space
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Installing pandoc >=2.0
Which is not currently available on apt-get
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Running capsules
What if my capsule takes a very long time to run?
Run the whole thing by default, allow users option to run a toy version if you can.
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Why does code runtime vary across runs?
Either shared resources or encoded randomness, probably.
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Which programming languages does the platform support?
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
What happens if I log out, close a tab, or turn my computer off while my code is running?
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
What machine will my code run on?
CPU, GPU, and RAM (memory) hardware specifications
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Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Should I delete `sudo` commands on Code Ocean?
Yes. You are the root user on your Code Ocean Capsule
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
What are third–party cookies? Why won't the widget let me log in and run code?
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Your account, capsules and dashboard
Quota: measurement, usage, variation between runs, and what if I run out?
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
What licenses do you recommend for code and data?
MIT for code, CC0 for data
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Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Who owns the rights to my code and data?
You do; Code Ocean makes no claims of copyright to your uploaded work.
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Can I edit or delete a published compute capsule?
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
How to delete your account
Write to support at codeocean dot com and we will take care of it.
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Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Why are other people's published capsules showing up in my personal dashboard?
This means you have a private copy of a published capsule
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Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
How to add your academic email address to your account
This will automatically trigger your getting the academic compute and storage quota.
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Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Uploading and arranging files and documentation
Why code files modification times are not being preserved after re-launching a cloud workstation?
Written by
Jamie Chen
Updated over a week ago
Adding a Code Ocean badge to your readme
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
What is the difference between code and data files?
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Are machine learning models data or code?
Trick question – they're intermediate results (but if necessary, should be uploaded to /data).
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
How to save results to /results *only if* code is being executed on Code Ocean
Using either Linux shell scripting or built-in MATLAB syntax.
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Can I upload folders to Code Ocean?
Yes, use Chrome or Firefox rather than Safari.
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Language, package and toolbox questions
What is apt-get?
Installing Linux packages
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
How can I upgrade built–in packages, for example pip?
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Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Which toolboxes are included with MATLAB?
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
Verification and publishing
Does Code Ocean publish data-only capsules?
Not at the moment.
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago
How long does verification take?
We aim for within five business days or fewer.
Written by
Shahar Zaks
Updated over a week ago