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title: AiiDAlab Meeting 2022-05-31
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AiiDAlab Meeting 2022-05-31
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###### tags: `Meeting`

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- **Location:** https://epfl.zoom.us/j/65206247396 *(Please request password on slack)*
- **Date:** May 31, 2022 11h (CET)
- **Agenda**
1. General Updates `10 min`
1. Technical discussions `15 min`
1. Tasks and next steps`5 min`

- **Participants:**
    - Simon [EPFL] (csa)
    - Mouyi [EPFL] (mw)
    - Dou [EPFL] (dd)
    - Sasha [Empa] (ay)
    - Marnik [EPFL] (mb)
    
- **Host:** csa
- **Reference:** - [Last week meeting minute](/s/PnbYAak-RaSAJhTPUq5T0g)

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:ballot_box_with_check: Tasks
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- [ ] (mw) Aiidalab-environ: Add a part of total energy output in the step 4. 
- [ ] (csa) Experiment with KubeSpawner to launch services on Kubernetes.
- [ ] (mb/ay) Get access / learn how to use Azure deployment.
- [ ] (ay) Revise docker (aiidalab-launch) approach to launch additional services in separate container.
- [ ] (jy) Complete PR [#310](https://github.com/aiidalab/aiidalab-widgets-base/pull/310).
- [ ] (dd) Finalize the widget-bandsplot.
- [ ] (csa) Finalize the [aiidalab-on-azure template](https://github.com/aiidalab/aiidalab-on-azure) and have it tested by at least one other developer.

:spiral_note_pad: Notes
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Simon:
 - *Mostly absent due to long weekend.*
 - Working on [aiidalab-qe #237](https://github.com/aiidalab/aiidalab-qe/issues/237).

Sasha:
 - Mostly worked on the docker compose approach. Some notes see below.
 - Have first working aiida-core version build with AiiDA 1.6.8.
 - I had to revise the AiiDA Docker file in order to make it work with Docker compose.
 - Need to work harder in order to reduce the image size (currently, ~2.5 GB).
 - I guess one stills need to have postresql installed on the aiida-core image, otherwise not able to connect to a remote database. For rabbitMQ is not needed.
     - ***[correction]*** Looks like I was wrong. I managed to connect to a remote PSQL container without PSQL being installed in the AiiDA-core container.
 - Working on the use of python kernel in a separate container. Here is an example how this could be done https://github.com/tamera-lanham/ipython-kernel-docker


Mouyi:
 - upload the draft of aiidalab_environ on github with the url https://github.com/wengmouyi/aiidalab_environ_draft
 - Solved the problem last week about code input_plugin="environ.pw " with the help of Jason. We may need to setup code before use this plugin.  


Marnik:
 - Was in Belgium for presentation on AiiDA/AiiDAlab two weeks ago. One note on the setup: Quantum ESPRESSO is only installed when the QE app is opened, so for tutorials this might be an issue since they need to have QE installed for running the material.
 - Last week holiday, so not much to report.
 - Simon: Azure server shut down? :+1: 
 - Next two weeks holiday, then week of conference. I am basically AWOL the whole month of June.

Dou:
 - I am going to coordinate with Marnik and Jason for the finalization of the "widget-bandsplot".