When you install Miniconda3 or Anaconda3 on Windows it adds a PowerShell shortcut that has the necessary environment setup and initialization for conda. It’s listed in the Windows menu as “Anaconda Powershell Prompt (Anaconda3)”. However, this opens a separate/detached PowerShell instance and it would be nice to have this as an optional shell from Windows Terminal! In this post we will add that functionality as a new shell option in Windows Terminal.
Note: How To Install JupyterLab Extensions (Globally for a JupyterHub Server)
The current JupyterHub version 2.5.1 does not allow user installed extension for JupyterLab when it is being served from JupyterHub. This should be remedied in version 3. However, even when this is “fixed” it is still useful to be able to install extensions globally for all users on a multi-user system. This note will show you how.
Note: How To Copy and Rename a Microsoft WSL Linux Distribution
WSL on Windows 10 does not (currently) provide a direct way to copy a Linux distribution that was installed from the “Microsoft Store”. The following guide will show you a way to make a working copy of an installed distribution with a new name.
Note: Self-Signed SSL Certificate for (local) JupyterHub
In this note I’ll go through creating self-signed SSL certificates and adding them to a JupyterHub configuration running on a LAN or VPN. This will allow encrypted access to the server using https in a browser.
Note: JupyterHub with JupyterLab Install using Conda
This is a quick note about setting up a JupyterHub server and JupyterLab using conda with Anaconda Python.
Note: How To Install JupyterHub on a Local Server
This note describes installing and configuring JupyterHub and JupyterLab on a “bare-metal” server.
Note: Auto-Install Ubuntu with Custom Preseed ISO
This note describes creating an ISO image for a fully automatic, customized Ubuntu 18.04 server install.
Note: Setup Git for PowerShell on Windows 10
How to setup PowerShell nicely for using git with command completion and color highlighted shell prompt git status/action notifications.