Prerequisites

Before attempting to log in to AI Cloud, please ensure that you have completed the following:

1. Review our terms and conditions and fair usage guidelines

• Read through our Fair usage guidelines.

• Read our Terms and Conditions - especially noting the following points:

  • AI Cloud is not intended for working with confidential or sensitive data.
  • AI Cloud is not designed for long term storage of research data.

2. Request access

If you haven't done so yet, please visit how to access to learn how to get approved for using AI Cloud.

3. Connect to the AAU network

AI Cloud is only reachable from within the AAU network. Before attempting to connect to AI Cloud, please ensure that you are connected to the AAU network - either by using the campus WiFi (or a wired ethernet connection) - or, if you are not able to reach the campus network physically, use AAU's VPN or our SSH gateway service.

4. Find a terminal application

Interacting with AI Cloud is done over the SSH protocol and you will need to find an application that has SSH capability. This will depend on the operating system of your local machine:

If you are a Windows user, we recomend Powershell.

If you are a MacOS or Linux user, we recommend the default terminal application that comes with your OS.

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With these preparations in place, lets get started