Useful Links#
External references for the toolchain Agora relies on. The main guides link into these where relevant; this page collects them for browsing.
Authentication & access#
The credentials and SSH setup required before deployment or code checkout.
- Creating a Hugging Face access token: required for Agora identity
- Generating an SSH key pair (macOS / Linux)
- Connecting to a server over SSH
- Adding an SSH key to GitHub
- Cloning a GitHub repository
- Fixing "UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE": common SSH permissions error
Linux fundamentals#
Package management, permissions, and inspecting running processes.
aptpackage manager (Debian / Ubuntu)chmod,chown, and UNIX file permissions- Using
lsofto see open ports and GPU processes
GPU & NVIDIA drivers#
Environments: Docker & Conda#
Agora can run in either; pick one. On RunPod the workspace is already containerised → use conda. On a clean VM either works.
- Docker Engine install guide (Ubuntu)
- Docker post-install steps: add your user to the
dockergroup - Miniconda install (Linux)
- Conda cheat sheet: envs, activation, package install
Networking & firewall#
For cloud-provider port-opening, see the per-provider sections in Cloud Options. For laptop / home / WSL2 setups, see Requirements → Network. The generic Linux references below are useful for VM setups.