Slurm Factory

Slurm Factory builds and deploys GPG-signed, relocatable Slurm workload manager packages for HPC environments. Use the public binary cache for instant installations (5-15 min) or build custom packages with Docker.

Key Features

• 🔐 GPG-Signed Packages - Cryptographically signed for security
• ⚡ Instant Deployment - Install from cache in 5-15 minutes
• 📦 Relocatable - Deploy to any filesystem path
• 🎮 GPU Support - CUDA/ROCm-enabled builds
• 🌐 Global CDN - CloudFront distribution worldwide
• 📊 Lmod Modules - Easy environment management

Quick Start - Select Your OS

Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble)

# Download and verify tarball for Ubuntu 24.04
SLURM_VERSION=25.11
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/noble/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-noble-software.tar.gz
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/noble/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-noble-software.tar.gz.asc
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DFB92630BCA5AB71
gpg --verify slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-noble-software.tar.gz.asc
sudo tar -xzf slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-noble-software.tar.gz -C /opt/

Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy)

# Download and verify tarball for Ubuntu 22.04
SLURM_VERSION=25.11
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/jammy/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-jammy-software.tar.gz
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/jammy/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-jammy-software.tar.gz.asc
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DFB92630BCA5AB71
gpg --verify slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-jammy-software.tar.gz.asc
sudo tar -xzf slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-jammy-software.tar.gz -C /opt/

Ubuntu 26.04 (Resolute)

# Download and verify tarball for Ubuntu 26.04
SLURM_VERSION=25.11
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/resolute/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-resolute-software.tar.gz
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/resolute/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-resolute-software.tar.gz.asc
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DFB92630BCA5AB71
gpg --verify slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-resolute-software.tar.gz.asc
sudo tar -xzf slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-resolute-software.tar.gz -C /opt/

Rocky Linux 10

# Download and verify tarball for Rocky Linux 10
SLURM_VERSION=25.11
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/rockylinux10/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux10-software.tar.gz
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/rockylinux10/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux10-software.tar.gz.asc
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DFB92630BCA5AB71
gpg --verify slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux10-software.tar.gz.asc
sudo tar -xzf slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux10-software.tar.gz -C /opt/

Rocky Linux 9

# Download and verify tarball for Rocky Linux 9
SLURM_VERSION=25.11
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/rockylinux9/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux9-software.tar.gz
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/rockylinux9/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux9-software.tar.gz.asc
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DFB92630BCA5AB71
gpg --verify slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux9-software.tar.gz.asc
sudo tar -xzf slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux9-software.tar.gz -C /opt/

Rocky Linux 8

# Download and verify tarball for Rocky Linux 8
SLURM_VERSION=25.11
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/rockylinux8/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux8-software.tar.gz
wget https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai/rockylinux8/${SLURM_VERSION}/slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux8-software.tar.gz.asc
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DFB92630BCA5AB71
gpg --verify slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux8-software.tar.gz.asc
sudo tar -xzf slurm-${SLURM_VERSION}-rockylinux8-software.tar.gz -C /opt/

Slurm Versions

Replace SLURM_VERSION=25.11 with 24.11 or 23.11 for other versions.

Install via Spack Buildcache

For Spack users, install directly from the buildcache:

# Install Spack and configure mirrors
git clone --depth 1 --branch v1.0.0 https://github.com/spack/spack.git
source spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh

SLURM_VERSION=25.11
TOOLCHAIN=noble  # or: jammy, resolute, rockylinux9, rockylinux10, rockylinux8
CLOUDFRONT_URL=https://slurm-factory-spack-binary-cache.vantagecompute.ai

spack mirror add slurm-factory-deps "${CLOUDFRONT_URL}/${TOOLCHAIN}/slurm/deps/"
spack mirror add slurm-factory-slurm "${CLOUDFRONT_URL}/${TOOLCHAIN}/slurm/${SLURM_VERSION}/"
spack buildcache keys --install --trust
spack install slurm@${SLURM_VERSION} target=x86_64_v3

→ Complete guide: Installing Slurm from Buildcache

Build Custom Packages

For custom builds, install the slurm-factory CLI tool:

pip install slurm-factory
slurm-factory build-slurm --slurm-version 25.11 --toolchain noble
slurm-factory build-slurm --slurm-version 25.11 --toolchain noble --gpu  # GPU support

→ Complete guide: Installing slurm-factory Tool

GPG Signing & Verification

All packages are signed with GPG key DFB92630BCA5AB71 (Vantage Compute Corporation).

# Import key and verify
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DFB92630BCA5AB71
gpg --verify slurm-25.11-noble-software.tar.gz.asc

# For Spack users - automatic verification
spack buildcache keys --install --trust
spack install slurm@25.11  # Signature verified automatically

Requirements

For Buildcache	For Local Builds
Spack v1.0.0+	Python 3.12+, Docker 24.0+
10-25GB disk	50GB disk, 16GB RAM

Next Steps

• Installing from Buildcache - Fast pre-built installation
• Installing from Tarball - Direct tarball deployment
• slurm-factory Tool - Build custom packages
• API Reference - CLI command documentation
• Architecture - Build system internals
• GitHub Actions - CI/CD workflows

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Built with ❤️ by Vantage Compute