Get Started
Whether you are a researcher, a policy maker, or an infrastructure operator, here are suggested paths to get involved with the CERN Node. Pick the one that matches what brought you here, or explore at your own pace.
Before you start: signing in
Browsing CERN Open Data, the services catalogue, and published analyses does not require an account. Launching your own interactive analysis or accessing storage does: use the Sign in button above to authenticate with your federated identity. If you run into access issues, see Contact the Node.
Quick Start
Run an Analysis (15 min)
Launch a real physics analysis, like rediscovering the Higgs boson, in the CERN VRE with one click. Runs entirely on Node infrastructure, no setup needed.
Explore Services
Discover the full catalogue of CERN services available through the EOSC Federation: Zenodo, REANA, Rucio, CERNBox, and more.
Training & Tutorials
New to this? Learn to use CERN's tools through guided tutorials covering data analysis, machine learning, containerisation, and more, ideal for students and newcomers of any background.
For Researchers
Run your first analysis, then scale it into a reproducible, published workflow.
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Try it now
Launch a ready-made analysis such as "Find the Z Boson" in the CERN VRE from your browser. No setup required, and it runs on Node infrastructure end to end.
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Bring your own analysis
Spin up a notebook in the CERN Virtual Research Environment and work directly with CERN Open Data using your own code. Your notebooks and files are backed by CERNBox, so your work persists across sessions and can be shared with collaborators.
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Publish and preserve
Deposit your data, software, or results on Zenodo with a DOI, and link them to the literature via INSPIRE-HEP and HEPData.
For Policy Makers
Understand what the Node delivers, its current maturity, and how to engage with it.
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Understand what the Node is
The CERN Node is a first-wave node of the EOSC Federation, integrating CERN’s established research services into a shared European infrastructure for open science.
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See what it delivers
FAIR open data, reproducible workflows, and interoperable services onboarded to the EOSC catalogue, underpinned by CERN’s open science policy.
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Check its maturity and reliability
Follow the Node’s rollout stages and programme phases, and its live service uptime, the same evidence we use to track our own progress.
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Engage
Reach out on institutional, governance, or federation matters, or connect with the EOSC Association directly.
For Infrastructure Operators
Reuse the Node's open-source stack, or federate your own infrastructure with it.
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Review the stack
Every service the Node runs (Rucio, REANA, SWAN, CVMFS, Invenio for Zenodo) is open source and documented for reuse.
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Deploy the same components
Stand up your own instance using the same Helm charts and container images the Node runs in production.
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Interoperate with the Node
Federate authentication, connect via the machine-readable service catalogue, and integrate over the same standard protocols and APIs used across EOSC.
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Training & Tutorials
New to this? Learn to use CERN's tools through guided tutorials covering data analysis, machine learning, containerisation, and more, ideal for students and newcomers of any background.
Main Access Points
Direct links to the main CERN platforms available through EOSC.