LANTA Getting started

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2024 by Viwan Jarerattanachat
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3 Steps to Get Account and Login to LANTA

To start running your job, go to Running your job

1. Registration on ThaiSC website

  1. Go to ThaiSC website (ThaiSC.io) and click Login/Register

    Figure 1.1 ThaiSC website

  2. Click Sign Up

    Figure 1.2 Login/Register page

  3. Please fill out the registration form and click SIGN UP button.

  4. After sign up, please check your e-mail, you will receive e-mail from ThaiSC for verification.

  5. After e-mail verification, please create your password, which include at least 12 characters long, one capital letter, and one special letter (@, !, #, $, %, &).

  6. Please remember your username and password, this username will same as your username on LANTA, but your password will use for this portal only.

  7. Verify user identity by filling date of birth and a laser code from the back of national ID card. These data will be used for verification purpose only and will not be stored in ThaiSC's systems. All users have to read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of use and condition for create LANTA account.

  8. After you finished this form and verify, the system will bring you at the login page.

  9. After you finished the registration process, you can login to this portal for check your profile and verified status.

  10. After the registration is completed, ThaiSC team will send you an account confirmation email. (ThaiSC Pioneer Program will receive LANTA account on 3 March 2023)

 

2. Two Factor Authentication (2FA)

  1. Install google authenticator application (if you already have this application, please skip this section)

  2. Open the application and add the 2FA code by scan QR code, which you received QR code link from ThaiSC via e-mail.

  3. This 2FA code will be use for login to LANTA Supercomputer (step 5 in windows and step 3 in macOS/Linux)

3. Login to LANTA Supercomputer

Windows

  1. To access LANTA via ssh protocol, user can use SSH client such as PuTTy, MobaXterm, etc.. In this document, we demonstrate how to login to LANTA using MobaXterm. More information about MobaXterm is available at https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/

  2. Click on Session button to initiate the session page

  3. Click on the SSH button to use SSH protocol and set the configuration as shown. Click OK button to accept the settings.

  4. The SSH terminal session will start and prompt for a password.

  5. The verification code is the 2FA code from google authenticator application.

  6. For a first time login to LANTA, you will be asked to set your new password.
    Warning: you have to re-enter the old password again before setting a new password.

  7. The connection between SSH session and LANTA is now established. You will see the welcome message.

macOS/Linux 

  1. For macOS/Linux, user can log in via terminal with the ssh command as shown below.

    $ ssh username@lanta.nstda.or.th

  2. The terminal session will start and prompt for a password.

  3. The verification code is the 2FA code from google authenticator application.

  4. For a first time login to LANTA, you will be asked to set your new password.

    Current password: your current password (e.g. the password that you got from registration process)
    New password: your own new password
    Retype new password: retype you own new password again

  5. The connection between SSH session and LANTA is now established. You will see the welcome message.

Running your job

To run a basic job, please see Running your first job

To run a application job, please see Applications usage and installation