.. _CSCNotebooks:

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Log in to CSC Notebooks
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CSC Notebooks is a cloud service provided by `CSC – IT Centre for Science <https://www.csc.fi>`_.

The CSC Notebooks platform allows users to run their own virtual servers on CSC computers.

To access the platform, open a web browser on your computer and navigate to `CSC Notebooks <https://notebooks.csc.fi>`_.

Next, click the green **Login** button. You will be redirected to the login page.

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   :alt: Click the green "Login" button.

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If you are currently enrolled in a Finnish higher education institution, choose **Haka** as your login method.

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   :alt: Click the "Haka Login" button.

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Choose your institution from the drop-down menu and click **Select**.

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   :alt: Choose your institution from the drop-down menu and click select.

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Enter your institutional *username and password* and click **Login**.

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   :alt: Enter your credentials and click Login.

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If prompted, click **Accept** to forward your login to CSC Notebooks. 

If the login was successful, you should see the environments available on CSC Notebooks, including an environment named Applied Language Technology.

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   :alt: Environment for courses in Applied Language Technology.

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   If you cannot find an environment named *Applied Language Technology* on the landing page, you have not joined the course workspace on CSC Notebooks.

   To join the group, complete the following steps.

   1. Click the *Join workspace* button on the upper right corner of the page.

   2. Enter the code :code:`app-0h9vawkw` and press the *+* button.

   You only need to complete these steps once. 

   The next time you log in on CSC Notebooks, you should see the course environment among the available environments.

You are now ready to :ref:`launch the course environment <CSCNotebooksServer>`.