Virtual Machine Image

Note

If you used another method to access AiiDAlab, you may proceed to install the app.

The AiiDAlab Quantum ESPRESSO virtual image based on Quantum Mobile image and is available for the following architectures:

• Intel x86_64

• Mac computer with Apple Silicon

See the following sections for instructions on how to download and run the virtual machine image on your computer.

Intel x86_64

Get AiiDAlab Quantum ESPRESSO virtual machine running on your computer in three simple steps:

1. Download the virtual machine image (4.09 GB)

   • URL: https://bit.ly/48qUay9 (Google drive: https://bit.ly/3Nyf4Dt)

   • Filename: quantum_mobile_23.10.0-qeapp.ova

   • MD5 hash: 5c80d9ab2458f2edac30e97dc2fe36e7

2. Install Virtual Box 6.1.6 or later (see https://www.virtualbox.org)

3. Import the virtual machine image into Virtualbox (11.2 GB) File => Import Appliance

Login credentials:

• username: max

• password: moritz

The default configuration of 4 cores and 4096 MB RAM can be adjusted in the VM settings.

Mac computer with Apple Silicon

If you have an Apple silicon Mac computer with M1/M2 chips, you can use UTM to run the AiiDAlab Quantum ESPRESSO virtual machine. The steps are as follows:

1. Download the compressed virtual machine image (5.9 GB)

   • URL: https://bit.ly/477mMeR (Google Drive: https://bit.ly/486rKtP)

   • Filename: quantum_mobile_23.10.0-qeapp.utm.zip

   • MD5 hash: 44ea9189d788737459c31bf330366926

2. Decompress the zip file.

3. Install UTM (see https://mac.getutm.app/)

4. Import the image into UTM by clicking on the Create a New Virtual Machine button and selecting the quantum_mobile_23.10.0-qeapp.utm file.

Login credentials:

• username: max

• password: moritz

The default configuration of 4 cores and 4096 MB RAM can be adjusted in the VM settings.