What is Apt?

Apt is a testbed facility built around profiles. A profile describes an experiment; when you instantiate a profile, that specification is realized on the Apt cluster using virtual or physical machines. The creator of a profile may put code, data, and other resources into it, and the profile may consist of a single machine or may describe an entire network.

Apt is a platform for sharing research; it is open to all researchers, educators, and students. Basic access to public profiles on Apt is provided without the need to register for an account - this keeps the barriers to accessing research results low. If you find the limited resources that are provided to unregistered users valuable, we recommend signing up for a (free) account to get access to more resources and to create profiles of your own.

Apt is built on Emulab and GENI technologies. It is built and operated by the Flux Research Group, part of the University of Utah's School of Computing. Apt is funded by the National Science Foundation under award CNS-1338155 and by the University of Utah.

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