Introduction to MDSplus using Docker
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Author(s)
Lane-Walsh, Stephen
Stillerman, J.
Santoro, Fernando
Fredian, T.
Date Issued
August 2020
Journal
Fusion Engineering and Design
Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
With increased use of MDSplus1 comes an influx of new users. With them comes a need for more and better ways to learn the suite of tools that is MDSplus. The MDSplus team continually evaluates new technologies to improve our software and user experience. To this end, we investigated Docker to determine if and how it could help new users understand MDSplus, make MDSplus easier to install, and allow us to easily test old/new versions. To achieve this, a set of Docker images and instructions have been developed. This paper will provide an overview of MDSplus, and detail the methods to create and use the Docker images. Additionally, we will explore the limitations of such an approach, and the recommended applications.The project where these Docker Images were built, along with the Demo is here: https://github.com/WhoBrokeTheBuild/DockerizedMDSplus https://hub.docker.com/r/whobrokethebuild/mdsplus The now official Docker Images are available here: https://github.com/MDSplus/Docker https://hub.docker.com/r/mdsplus/mdsplus
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Submitted for publication in Fusion Engineering and Design
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.112121
