Obsolete:IPython

Access instructions

You need to have shell access to the production cluster.

Add the following line to /etc/hosts:

10.64.21.123    vanadium.eqiad.wmnet

Create a file called proxy.pac containing this snippet and save it somewhere:

function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {
    return host.toLowerCase() === "vanadium.eqiad.wmnet" ? "SOCKS 127.0.0.1:9050;" : "DIRECT";
}

Go to your browser's proxy configuration interface and choose Automatic Proxy Configuration. If you are using OS X, you will most likely be directed to the operating system's proxy configuration interface. From there, click Choose File... and select the proxy.pac file you created earlier.

Next, you'll need to ssh to a host on the cluster. You can connect to it the usual way, but add -D9050 to the command line, followed by a space, just before the host string. For example,

ssh -D9050 bast1001.wikimedia.org

If it all worked, you should be able to browse to http://vanadium.eqiad.wmnet:8888/.