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SingularityCE
Reno, Nevada, United States
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SingularityCE
Free
100% open source · BSD licensed
Read 8 Oct 2026 · sylabs.io
On the record
- Build and run
- The guide covers building containers from definition files, remote builds, and building as a non-root user with fakeroot.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Community support
- Open-source users can receive best-effort support through user communities and can report non-security issues on GitHub.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The guide says SingularityCE supports compatibility with Docker and OCI container formats.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Final release
- Sylabs says SingularityCE 4.6 is expected to be its final release managed by Sylabs, after which Sylabs will no longer perform security, bug-fix, or feature development.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Hardware
- The product page states that SingularityCE has built-in support for GPUs and high-speed interconnects.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- HPC use
- It was created to run complex applications on HPC clusters and is also used in academia and industry.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Image format
- SingularityCE uses the single-file Singularity Image Format, which the guide describes as portable and shareable.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The guide documents GPU access, containerized MPI applications, OCI registries, and Sylabs Container Services Library usage.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Sylabs, Inc. lists its address as Reno, Nevada.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SingularityCE creates and runs portable, reproducible containers that package software into a single file.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Containers can be signed with PGP keys for verification and encrypted with LUKS2 so they can run without first being decrypted to disk.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security model
- By default, the user inside a container remains the same user as outside and cannot gain additional privilege on the host.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support limit
- Sylabs states it will cease engineering and engineering support for SingularityCE on October 25, 2026.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Workload portability
- A container built on a laptop can run on HPC clusters, university or company clusters, servers, cloud, or workstations.docs.sylabs.io · read 8 Oct 2026
