# Using slicer in clusters

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-slicer-in-clusters/10647>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 11, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-slicer-in-clusters/10647 "2020-03-11T17:43:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aep93](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/aep93/32/5990_2.png) [@Aep93](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Aep93)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-slicer-in-clusters/10647/1 "2020-03-11T17:43:42Z")

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Hello all,  
Are there any special tutorials on how to use slicer on clusters?  
I mean in the cases that we generally do not have access to the GUI. Is there any way to generate the commands for all tasks we do in GUI?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-slicer-in-clusters/10647/2 "2020-03-11T18:18:57Z")

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Yes, you can use Slicer on [headless compute nodes](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Developers/Python_scripting#How_can_I_run_Slicer_on_a_headless_compute_node.3F) and all features should be accessible via Python scripting.

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**Author:** ![Aep93](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/aep93/32/5990_2.png) [@Aep93](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Aep93)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-slicer-in-clusters/10647/3 "2020-03-11T19:46:59Z")

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Thank you very much for your response. Are there any tools to get something like a log file which shows the codes for the tasks I do in GUI so that I can use them in the cluster?  
Or is there any source which mentions all codes for all tasks like opening files, installing extension .etc ?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-slicer-in-clusters/10647/4 "2020-03-12T22:38:05Z")

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There is no simple shortcut like that. [Developer tutorials](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Training#PerkLab.27s_Slicer_bootcamp_training_materials) and the [script repository](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Developers/Python_scripting#Running_a_CLI_from_Python) should help you getting started.