.. _howto_guide:

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How-to Guide
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The `LEXIS Platform <https://portal.lexis.tech/>`_
provides easy and secure access to the
High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure without
the required deep knowledge in the field.
If you are the user who is taking their first steps,
you can use the **graphical interface** and **HTTP API**
to access the platform features.
In this section, the **LEXIS Platform** and its
intricacies are described in a greater detail.

This how-to guide describes the following
features of the **LEXIS Platform**:

- create LEXIS projects
- request access to existing LEXIS projects
- manage members of LEXIS projects as a project manager
- create and manage users datasets
- manage LEXIS project computation resources
- create LEXIS workflows with container applications
- create LEXIS workflows with HPC command applications
- execute LEXIS workflows
- see LEXIS workflow execution progress
- browse LEXIS workflow execution results


.. toctree::
 :maxdepth: 1
 :caption: How-to Guide

 howto_register.rst
 howto_project.rst
 howto_data.rst
 howto_remote.rst
 howto_workflow.rst
 lexis_workflow_definition.rst
 howto_dashboard.rst
 howto_user.rst