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Introduction
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Course Material
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* **Download:** `Introduction Slides (PDF) <../../_static/training/onboarding/introduction.pdf>`__



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Relevant Links
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* `Surrey Research Computing Documentation <https://docs.pages.surrey.ac.uk/research_computing/>`__
* :doc:`CoSTAR cluster overview </cluster/index>`
* `HPC usage etiquette <https://docs.pages.surrey.ac.uk/research_computing/gettingstarted/etiquette.html>`__
* `Common mistakes to avoid <https://docs.pages.surrey.ac.uk/research_computing/gettingstarted/mistakes/index.html>`__

Next Steps
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   .. grid-item-card:: :octicon:`shield` 1.2 Usage Policy
      :link: tutorials-onboarding-m1-usage-policy
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      Understand cluster etiquette, data expectations, and common user mistakes to avoid.

   .. grid-item-card:: :octicon:`terminal` 1.3 Connecting to CoSTAR
      :link: tutorials-onboarding-m1-connecting
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      Connect to the login node for the first time.