FAQ

How to cite Code Ocean

Our white paper, 'Computational Reproducibility via Containers in Psychology', is published in Meta-Psychology

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Delete Previous Results

Remove unused data to add some storage space

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Installing pandoc >=2.0

Which is not currently available on apt-get

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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.

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Why does code runtime vary across runs?

Either shared resources or encoded randomness, probably.

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Which programming languages does the platform support?

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What happens if I log out, close a tab, or turn my computer off while my code is running?

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What machine will my code run on?

CPU, GPU, and RAM (memory) hardware specifications

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Should I delete `sudo` commands on Code Ocean?

Yes. You are the root user on your Code Ocean Capsule

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What are third–party cookies? Why won't the widget let me log in and run code?

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Quota: measurement, usage, variation between runs, and what if I run out?

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What licenses do you recommend for code and data?

MIT for code, CC0 for data

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Who owns the rights to my code and data?

You do; Code Ocean makes no claims of copyright to your uploaded work.

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Can I edit or delete a published compute capsule?

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How to delete your account

Write to support at codeocean dot com and we will take care of it.

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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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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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Adding a Code Ocean badge to your readme

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What is the difference between code and data files?

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Are machine learning models data or code?

Trick question – they're intermediate results (but if necessary, should be uploaded to /data).

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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.

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Can I upload folders to Code Ocean?

Yes, but maybe not on Safari (use Chrome or Firefox to do so).

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What is apt-get?

Installing Linux packages

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How can I upgrade built–in packages (e.g. pip)?

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Installing OpenCV

Add a new PPA and install libopencv-core-dev

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Which toolboxes are included with MATLAB?

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Does Code Ocean publish data-only capsules?

Not at the moment.

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How long does verification take?

We aim for within five business days or fewer.

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