Create-your-own-Python-environment-for-Jupyterlab.md

-# Create your own Python environment for Jupyterlab
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+# How to use your own python environment on the jupyterhub server
+
+A few steps are involved in creating your environment for use in jupyterlab.
+- login on 'potato.wurnet.nl'
+- load the Miniconda module
+
+```
+module load miniconda3/4.10.3
+source $CONDA_INIT
+```
+- next, create a new environment
+
+``` 
+conda create -n <your environment name>
+conda activate <your environment name>
+```
+- install the packages you need for adding your environment to jupyterlab
+```
+conda install ipykernel
+```
+- you are now ready to install your conda environment in jupyter. On the commandline type the following to add the kernel to jupyterlab. Your environment name can be anything you like and is NOT linked to the actual python environment
+```
+python -m ipykernel install --user --name=<your environment name>
+```
+
+Now, headover to https://kale.wurnet.nl and login into the jupyterhub environment. You should see your environment under the notebook section. If you need another python package, just head over to the 'potato' login, activate your environment and install the package. Enjoy.