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GPU-enabled JetStream2 instances, pre-loaded with 3D Slicer and SlicerMorph — launched and managed entirely through GitHub Issues.

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Instance types & live availability

Current vacancy on JetStream2 for the flavors we offer (GPU flavors are shared and can be scarce). Each instance includes a 100 GB persistent data volume mounted at /media/volume/MyData.

JetStream2: Scheduled maintenance — Jun 14, 05:00–14:00 PDT status page →
FlavorvCPURAMGPU Available now
g3.large 16 60 GB A100 (½, 20 GB) 86
g3.xl 32 120 GB A100 (full, 40 GB) 7
g4.xl 12 120 GB L40S (48 GB) 13
m3.xl 32 125 GB 12
r3.large 64 500 GB 12
r3.xl 128 1000 GB 1

Live from the JetStream2 scarce-resource dashboard, cached up to a few minutes. available · limited · none.

Get started

1. Join

New to MorphoCloud? Onboard with your ORCID iD at join.morphocloud.org to get added to the MorphoCloud GitHub organization.

2. Request

Already a member? Open an instance request in the instance repository and drive it with /create.

3. Learn

Browse documentation and tutorials for commands, workflows, and tips.

Installed software

Every instance comes pre-loaded with 3D Slicer and a curated suite of morphometrics and imaging tools.

Software / toolDescription
3D Slicerv5.10
SlicerMorphImageStacks, GPA, ALPACA, and other tools
DeCAMorphometrics via dense correspondence analysis
PhotogrammetryGenerate textured 3D models from photographs
MorphoDepotCollaborative segmentation and data sharing
MEMOsAI based organ segmentation for E15 mouse embryos
NNInteractiveAI assisted interactive segmentation
PyTorchGPU accelerated tensor library for AI tools
R/RstudioProvided by JetStream2
Python3Provided by JetStream2

Funding & Acknowledgement

MorphoCloud services, including MorphoCloud On-Demand Instances, are supported by funding from the National Science Foundation (DBI/2301405) and National Institutes of Health (NICHD/HD104435). MorphoCloud runs on cyberinfrastructure that is made available by current and previous funding from the National Science Foundation (JetStream2: OAC/2005506, Exosphere: TI/2229642). Initial development of SlicerMorph was previously supported by National Science Foundation (DBI/1759883).

If you use any of the MorphoCloud services for your project, please cite our paper — Maga, A. M., & Fillion-Robin, J.-C. (2026). MorphoCloud: Democratizing Access to High-Performance Computing for Morphological Data Analysis. F1000Research. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.176328.1 — and acknowledge our funders with this statement:

This study relied on cyberinfrastructure supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (MorphoCloud: DBI/2301405; JetStream2: OAC/2005506; Exosphere: TI/2229642) and the National Institutes of Health (MorphoCloud: NICHD HD104435).