Installing Pixi

There are 2 ways to use Pixi on the Discovery Cluster. The first is to use one of the read-only global software modules. Second is to install Pixi into your home, or project directory, using our in-house tool called SStack.

Global Software Module

Pixi is provided via a global module called pixi. There may be multiple versions available but usually the newest version is preferred. === Check Out The Available Pixi Modules:

$ module spider pixi

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  pixi: pixi/2024a
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    This module can be loaded directly: module load pixi/2024a

    Help:
      For help contact your site administrators.

Load Specific Pixi Module:

You can load a specific pixi module.

module load pixi/2024a

SStack Pixi Deployment

SStack is a tool to install multiple software stacks, such as Spack, EasyBuild, Conda or others. These stacks are then linked together, using Lmod module files, to easily integrate with most HPC environments.

You can use SStack to install Pixi to your home, or project, directory by following the documentation on the How to Use SStack and SStack Pixi Type pages.