EUMETSAT - HTC batch processing on EWC now supports Singularity Containers!

We’re excited to announce that HTC Batch Processing on EUMETSAT side of the EWC now supports Singularity containers!

What is Singularity?
Singularity is a widely-used container technology designed specifically for high-performance computing (HPC) and scientific workloads. Unlike traditional container platforms, Singularity focuses on portability, security, and seamless integration with existing HPC infrastructure — allowing users to package entire applications and environments into a single, portable image.

What does this mean for you?
You can now submit and run batch processing jobs to the batch processing system using your Singularity container images, alongside existing container options.
You can find more information and an example job for singularity here: EUMETSAT - HTC batch processing#SingularityjobinHTCondor

You can join the common pool of nodes deploying execute nodes that have docker and singularity available!