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Environment

An environment is a docker-based environment that can run in a RenkuLab interactive Session or a background Job.

An environment consists of:

  1. a reference to a docker image, and
  2. the configuration required to run that docker image on RenkuLab.

Renku provides several global environments that come pre-configured and ready to use for interactive sessions. Alternatively, you can create your own custom environmentfrom a requirements file or with your own docker image. Job launchers use custom environments only (built from code or from an external image).

Environments are connected to a Renku project via a Launcher.