Frequently asked questions#
Can I automatically tell JupyterHub what kind of server to start (node size, profile name, etc) as part of my nbgitpuller link?#
You can use Kubespawner’s profile_list or ProfileSpawner to allow your end users to choose the resources (memory, cpu, GPUs, etc) they want before starting their server. Wouldn’t it be nice if this information could be embedded in the nbgitpuller link, so this (often confusing) choice is made for your students?
While it would indeed be very nice, this is currently not easy for two reasons:
nbgitpuller is a Jupyter Server extension, and only runs after the server is started. It knows nothing about JupyterHub. So it can not influence the options JupyterHub uses to start the server.
There is UX complexity in what happens if the user clicks an nbgitpuller link when a server is already running, but with a different set of resource requests / profile options. Do we shut that existing one down? Just error? Do nothing? Many valid options, but takes a bunch of work.
So while this workflow is possible, it would most likely be done at the JupyterHub level to make it possible, rather than in nbgitpuller