First Steps for Students & Members of the RWTH

The basic requirement for using our HPC system is an account in the Identity Management of the RWTH Aachen. With this, registration in the RWTH RegApp is then necessary in order to obtain an HPC account. Employees, students or RWTH partners usually already have an account in the Identity Management. If not, you can find out how the coupon procedure works and how to get an account on IT Center Help.

A detailed explanation of how to create an HPC account can be found on our documentation portal IT Center Help.

For students and members of RWTH Aachen University, a basic computing time quota is set, which can be used without a special application for computing time. If this quota is not sufficient for your project, you have the option of applying for a computing time project. Computing time projects can be submitted for various purposes, for example for courses, theses or research projects. However, a prerequisite for the application is that the relevant supervisor, lecturer or head of research (PI) submits the application.
An overview of all possible computing time projects with the corresponding available computing time quotas can be found in our documentation portal IT Center Help.

To connect to the HPC Cluster, there are different login nodes and different methods for the connection. We have compiled a list of these and what you need to bear in mind when logging in on IT Center Help.

Do you need our help with your project application, don't know which project is right for you or need support with the performance analysis and optimization of simulation applications, for example? Feel free to contact the IT ServiceDesk or visit our monthly HPC Consultation Hour.