Welcome to the CERIT-SC Kubernetes Container Platform

Your Gateway to High-Performance Computing & AI

Welcome to the CERIT-SC documentation. We provide a state-of-the-art computational platform designed to accelerate your research. Whether you need to deploy complex workflow pipelines, run interactive data analysis, or leverage the latest AI models in a secure environment, our infrastructure is built to scale with your needs.

Why CERIT-SC?

User-Centric Design: Focus on your science, not the infrastructure. From pre-built applications to custom Docker containers, we support all skill levels and expertise.
Cutting-Edge Hardware: Access powerful x86_64 clusters, high-speed NVMe storage, and NVIDIA GPU accelerators connected via 100/200Gbps InfiniBand networks.
Open & Flexible: Built on open standards Kubernetes orchestrator and utilizing Docker container images.

Core Services

Kubernetes

Our flagship service offers a managed Kubernetes Container Platform powered by Rancher.

Easy Management: Use the intuitive dashboard or one-click Rancher Apps Catalogue to deploy tools like Matlab, or Scipion.
Advanced Capabilities: Full support for Kubectl, custom Docker containers, persistent storage, and GitOps workflows

Interactive Apps

We host managed web applications that require no installation on your site.

JupyterHub: Run Jupyter Notebooks with access to our compute resources.
BinderHub: Turn your Git repositories into interactive computational environments.
Foldify: A web-based UI for AlphaFold to predict protein structures.

AI as a Service (AIaaS)

Unlock the power of Artificial Intelligence with secure, on-premise access to LLMs and related tools.

Chat & RAG: Use our Chat AI to interact privately with large language models like GPT-OSS or Deepseek.
Develop: Integrate AI into your scripts via our OpenAI-compatible API or build workflows with n8n Agents or DeepSite web creator.

How to Access

Access to the CERIT-SC platform is available to the Czech academic community.

Log In: Use your existing e-INFRA CZ (MetaCentrum) identity.
For standard projects with basic resource limits, you can log in and start immediately.
For intensive resource requirements, simply request a project quota via our portal.