Precourse preparations

To ensure everything runs smoothly during the course, please complete the steps below before arriving.

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1. Install Conda

If you don’t already have Conda installed, we recommend installing Miniconda, a lightweight version of Anaconda.

Steps

1. Go to the official Miniconda download page.
2. Download the installer for your operating system (Windows, macOS, or Linux).
3. Follow the platform-specific installation instructions provided on the site.
4. After installation, close and reopen your terminal or command prompt.

To verify that Conda was installed correctly, you can run:

conda --version

This should print the Conda version number.

2. Clone the course repository

You will need a local copy of this GitHub repository to access the course materials and the environment file.

Steps

1. Open a terminal (or command prompt).
2. Navigate to the folder where you want to store the course.
3. Run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/sib-swiss/federated-learning-training.git
cd federated-learning-training

3. Set up the environment

We provide a Conda environment file that installs all required packages for the exercises.

Steps

1. From inside the federated-learning-training folder, run

   conda env create -f fl-course-env.yaml
   

   to create the environment. This may take a while.

2. Activate the environment with

   conda activate fl-course-env
   

   Once activated, your terminal prompt should change to show (fl-course-env) at the beginning.

You are now all set up for the course!