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-This guide provides a list of useful links for Classes utilizing HCC resources
-## Useful Links for Students
-### Account Creation
-- New user account [Form](https://hcc.unl.edu/new-user-request/- [https://hcc.unl.edu/new-user-request/](https://hcc.unl.edu/new-user-request/)
-- Already have a HCC account. Link to Supplementary Group request [Form](https://hcc.unl.edu/group-addchange-request)- [https://hcc.unl.edu/group-addchange-request](https://hcc.unl.edu/group-addchange-request) 
-- How to activate [Duo](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/accounts/setting_up_and_using_duo/)-[https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/accounts/setting_up_and_using_duo/](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/accounts/setting_up_and_using_duo/)
-- Forgot Password? Link to [password reset](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/accounts/how_to_change_your_password/)-[https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/accounts/how_to_change_your_password/](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/accounts/how_to_change_your_password/)
-### Software links
-- Open on Demand [(OOD)](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/open_ondemand/connecting_to_hcc_ondemand/)-[https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/open_ondemand/connecting_to_hcc_ondemand/](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/open_ondemand/connecting_to_hcc_ondemand/)
-- Create custom CPU/GPU conda [envs] (https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager/#creating-custom-anaconda-environments)- [https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager/#creating-custom-anaconda-environments](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager/#creating-custom-anaconda-environments)
-- Run JupyterLab [Notebooks](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/submitting_jupyter_code/running_jupyter_lab_code/) on HCC- [https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/submitting_jupyter_code/running_jupyter_lab_code/](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/submitting_jupyter_code/running_jupyter_lab_code/) 
-## Useful Links for Faculties
-### Class Account
-- Class account creation [form](https://hcc.unl.edu/new-group-request)- [https://hcc.unl.edu/new-group-request](https://hcc.unl.edu/new-group-request) 
-- link to HCC class [policy page](https://hcc.unl.edu/hcc-policies#class-groups)- [https://hcc.unl.edu/hcc-policies#class-groups](https://hcc.unl.edu/hcc-policies#class-groups)
-### Training
-- Thraining [support](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/faq/#can-hcc-provide-training-for-my-group) by HCC- [https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/faq/#can-hcc-provide-training-for-my-group]([https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/faq/#can-hcc-provide-training-for-my-group]) 
+The Holland Computing Center (HCC) provides high-performance computing resources for Universities and Colleges in the state of Nebraska. HCC supports both research and creative, and class activity.
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+This guide provides a list of useful links for classes utilizing HCC resources.
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+## Useful Links for Instructors
+- Class group creation [form](https://hcc.unl.edu/new-group-request).
+- Class group renewal [form](https://hcc.unl.edu/class-renewal-request).
+- Link to HCC class [policy page](https://hcc.unl.edu/hcc-policies#class-groups)
+- Some class may utilize custom conda environments. Some conda environments, especially the GPU-based ones, can be very large and can easily exceed the available $HOME quotas of 20GBs. To avoid this, we recommend creating group-level custom conda environment. If you are interested in this, please email hcc-support@unl.edu for further information.
+- If data needs to be shared among all group members, please see https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/handling_data/swan_data_sharing/#using-group-level-shared-directory for best practices. 
+- You can request HCC training/presentation [in-class](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/faq/#can-hcc-provide-training-for-my-group).
 ### Tips
-- Add some assignment at the beginning of the class so students can create class accounts and setup Duo before the beginning of the class
-## Share Data
-- How to share [data](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/handling_data/swan_data_sharing/) across lab members-[https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/handling_data/swan_data_sharing/](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/handling_data/swan_data_sharing/)
-## Support
-- When to email HCC and when to email the class TA
-    - For issues related to classwork or assignment please contact your TA. For issues with HCC resources (e.g., unavailable resources, sudden errors and job failures), contact [HCC support](mailto:hcc-support@unl.edu.)
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+- Creating and setting HCC accounts takes some time. To motivate students to create HCC accounts before the training/assignments are due, some professors make this process a graded assignment.
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+
+## Useful links for students
+### Account creation and setup
+- New user account [form](https://hcc.unl.edu/new-user-request/).
+- If you already have existing HCC account, use the Supplementary Group request [form](https://hcc.unl.edu/group-addchange-request) instead.
+- How to activate HCC [Duo](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/accounts/setting_up_and_using_duo/).
+- How to reset your HCC [password](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/accounts/how_to_change_your_password/).
+- What are HCC [good practices](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/good_hcc_practices/)?
+### Application links
+- HCC Open OnDemand (OOD) [web access to Swan](https://swan-ood.unl.edu/).
+- Detailed HCC Open OnDemand [guide](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/open_ondemand/).
+- If the OOD resources are not enough, you can run JupyterLab Notebooks within [SLURM job](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/submitting_jupyter_code/running_jupyter_lab_code).
+- Creating custom CPU/GPU conda [envs] (https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager/#creating-custom-anaconda-environments).
+- Custom conda environments are created in $HOME by default. You can change the location of the [conda environment](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager/#using-common-for-environments/).
+- Custom conda environments can easily fill the 20GBs quota on $HOME. To clean space, you can [remove unused Anaconda packages and caches](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager/#remove-unused-anaconda-packages-and-caches).
+- For various SLURM examples of applications that run on Swan, please this [this repo](https://github.com/unlhcc/job-examples/).
+- How to share [data](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/handling_data/swan_data_sharing/) across group members.
+### Training
+- [HCC Info Sheet](https://go.unl.edu/hcc_info_sheet)
+- [HCC SLURM Scheduler Cheat Sheet](https://go.unl.edu/hcc_slurm_cheatsheet)
+- Conda user [cheat sheet](https://hcc.unl.edu/docs/attachments/11635089.pdf).
+- YouTube videos of previous HCC [training events](https://www.youtube.com/@hollandcomputingcenter8962).
+### Support
+- When to email HCC and when to email the class TA?
+    - For issues related to classwork or assignment please contact your TA. 
+    - For issues with HCC resources (e.g., unavailable resources, sudden errors and job failures), contact [HCC support](mailto:hcc-support@unl.edu.).
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