External links

Official documentation for tools and libraries used in or alongside Kiso, organised by category.

Testbeds

Component	Link	Description
FABRIC	learn.fabric-testbed.net	FABRIC testbed documentation — credential setup, resource types, and API reference
Chameleon	chameleoncloud.org	Chameleon bare-metal testbed documentation — leases, OpenStack interface, and CHI@UC/CHI@TACC sites
Chameleon Edge	chameleoncloud.org	Chameleon Edge (CHI@Edge) documentation — edge device types, container provisioning, and site-specific OpenRC credentials
Vagrant	developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/docs	Vagrant documentation — installation, box management, and provider configuration

Software runtimes

Component	Link	Description
Docker	docs.docker.com	Docker documentation — image building, container management, and Compose
Apptainer	apptainer.org/docs	Apptainer (formerly Singularity) documentation — container formats and HPC integration
Ollama	ollama.com/docs	Ollama documentation — model library, REST API, and configuration

Deployments

Component	Link	Description
HTCondor	htcondor.readthedocs.io	HTCondor documentation — pool configuration, job submission, and ClassAds

Experiment types

Component	Link	Description
Pegasus	pegasus.isi.edu/documentation	Pegasus WMS documentation — workflow API, DAX format, and monitoring

Others

Component	Link	Description
EnOSlib	enoslib.readthedocs.io	Infrastructure provisioning library that Kiso is built on — manages resource reservation, Ansible execution, and environment state
VirtualBox	virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation	VirtualBox documentation — VM provider used by Vagrant for local testbed environments

See also

• Components — explanation of each component’s role in Kiso

• Glossary — definitions for component-specific terminology