> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://hmdc.gitbook.io/sid/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://hmdc.gitbook.io/sid/master.md).

# Sid Quickstart

## Requirements

All that is needed is a reasonably recent browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer) on a desktop system (MacOS, Windows, Linux).

## Getting Access

If you have a Harvard email, file a request ticket for Sid access in [the IQSS Request Tracker (RT) system](https://help.hmdc.harvard.edu).

## Launching a Job

### Launch the [sign-in screen](https://uat.sid.hmdc.harvard.edu)

![Bring up the sign in screen.](/files/-Lp4FcvdcIFA4VFNkmQ5)

### Sign-in Through [Harvard Key](https://www.pin1.harvard.edu/cas/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uat.sid.hmdc.harvard.edu%2Flogin)

![Sign in through HarvardKey (which was received in previous step).](/files/-Lp4FcvcLTlb-VrogDpI)

### Launch an Interactive Application from [the Dashboard](https://www.uat.sid.hmdc.harvard.edu/#!/dashboard)

![Click the "Run an Interactive Application" button.](/files/-Lp4FcvbgV720OkjbW4j)

### [Select CPU and RAM requirements](https://hmdc.gitbook.io/sid/determining-resource-requirements)

![Select your CPU and RAM requirements, authorize Google Drive (optional), and launch the application.](/files/-Lp4FcvaefZ3PpWacJQ3)

### View the Application(s) in the [Dashboard](https://www.uat.sid.hmdc.harvard.edu/#!/dashboard)

![Your Application(s) should now display in the "Interactive Jobs" dashboard.](/files/-Lp4Fcv_Lhdfrdxdw1D0)

### Access the Desktop application from the link in the jobs dashboard

![The link to the desktop application brings you to a Linux Desktop environment accessible through the Xpra HTML5 canvas element in your browser.](/files/-Lp4FcvXqFy00DZYHvwf)

### Access the RStudio application from the link in the jobs dashboard <a href="#access-the-desktop-application-from-the-link-in-the-jobs-dashboard" id="access-the-desktop-application-from-the-link-in-the-jobs-dashboard"></a>

![Similarly to the above desktop application, the link to the RStudio application displays in your browser tab.](/files/-Lp4FcvZW5bnLG60UHR3)