# BinderHub

**URL:** https://discourse.jupyter.org/c/binder/binderhub/14.md?page=1

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## [A Persistent BinderHub Deployment](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/a-persistent-binderhub-deployment/2865)

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**Author:** [@bitnik](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/bitnik)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/a-persistent-binderhub-deployment/2865 "2022-10-25T13:23:00Z")

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Follow-up to jupyterhub/binderhub/issues/794 We deployed a test instance on notebooks-test.gesis.org, where you can try the described setup. To save build-time use the pre-built repositories: https://github.com/bind…

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## [Confused by binderhub/launcher extra\_args](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/confused-by-binderhub-launcher-extra-args/15716)

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**Author:** [@afterthought](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/afterthought)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/confused-by-binderhub-launcher-extra-args/15716 "2022-09-14T03:38:09Z")

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https://binderhub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/launcher.html#binderhub.launcher.Launcher.launch The launch function takes an extra\_args param that will be posted to the jupyterhub api. I am struggling to figure ou…

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## [EKS Binder fails to build repo](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/eks-binder-fails-to-build-repo/15287)

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**Author:** [@Ido\_Michael](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Ido_Michael)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/eks-binder-fails-to-build-repo/15287 "2022-08-17T17:48:26Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to build this repository as part of a binder I deployed in EKS: https://github.com/ploomber/ploomber The repo works fine on https://mybinder.org/ I’m getting this log output: Waiting for build to start…

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## [Binderhub with existing Jupyterhub](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-with-existing-jupyterhub/15085)

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**Author:** [@Ido\_Michael](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Ido_Michael)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-with-existing-jupyterhub/15085 "2022-08-08T19:13:23Z")

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Hi! I already have a Jupyterhub deployed on EKS and I was wondering if there’s a way to just deploy Binderhub and connect it with my current instance? It’ll help since some of the configuration is already set for the J…

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## [Binderhub failed to download the package](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-failed-to-download-the-package/15179)

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**Author:** [@haruki](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/haruki)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-failed-to-download-the-package/15179 "2022-08-05T03:26:43Z")

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Our servers are based in mainland China, and when I download the python package: Step 40/51 : RUN ${KERNEL\_PYTHON\_PREFIX}/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir -r “requirements.txt” —\> Running in f39e8d0e05c1 Collecting nump…

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## [Authentication for private repositories using GitRepoProvider](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/authentication-for-private-repositories-using-gitrepoprovider/14436)

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**Author:** [@pedrocklein](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/pedrocklein)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/authentication-for-private-repositories-using-gitrepoprovider/14436 "2022-05-31T11:18:49Z")

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Hello everyone! I am trying to configure a BinderHub to have access to a private gitlab repository and I am getting the following error: Unable to run git ls-remote to get the resolved\_ref: fatal: could not read Userna…

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## [Read custom value from \`index.html\` in ZeroToBinderhub](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/read-custom-value-from-index-html-in-zerotobinderhub/14092)

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**Author:** [@viktoriaas](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/viktoriaas)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/read-custom-value-from-index-html-in-zerotobinderhub/14092 "2022-05-09T22:16:51Z")

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Hi everyone, is there a way on reading a custom value from index.html page in binderhub? I added a checkbox to html form and I need the value later in KubeSpawner.pre\_spawn\_hook. I can’t find a way how to propagate or …

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## [I have successfully installed binderhub-0.2.0+920.g0b49d3a, how do I lunch it?](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/i-have-successfully-installed-binderhub-0-2-0-920-g0b49d3a-how-do-i-lunch-it/14053)

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**Author:** [@Yi\_Chen](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Yi_Chen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/i-have-successfully-installed-binderhub-0-2-0-920-g0b49d3a-how-do-i-lunch-it/14053 "2022-04-28T09:36:35Z")

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I used the “pip install” command to install bindehub, and it shows Successfully installed binderhub-0.2.0+920.g0b49d3a certifi-2021.10.8 certipy-0.1.3 google-auth-2.6.6 jupyterhub-2.2.2 kubernetes-23.3.0 pyjwt-2.3.0 H…

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## [Custom registry](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/custom-registry/7790)

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**Author:** [@g-braeunlich](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/g-braeunlich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/custom-registry/7790 "2022-04-13T11:01:35Z")

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Hi guys I just tried to connect binderhub to a custom private registry. The registry is unsecure (http) but requires basic auth. I followed https://binderhub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/zero-to-binderhub/setup-binderhub.h…

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## [Zero to Binder on GKE is 'unauthorized' when about to open a notebook](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/zero-to-binder-on-gke-is-unauthorized-when-about-to-open-a-notebook/13406)

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**Author:** [@nacnudus](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/nacnudus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/zero-to-binder-on-gke-is-unauthorized-when-about-to-open-a-notebook/13406 "2022-03-15T12:04:18Z")

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I have followed the Zero to Binder docs for the Google Kubernetes Engine. BinderHub is running, and I have attempted to open a recent repo from binder-examples. The build logs get almost to the end, and then fail. Ste…

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## [Enable HTTPS, a Nov-2021 attempt](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/enable-https-a-nov-2021-attempt/11800)

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**Author:** [@danielemoroni](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/danielemoroni)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/enable-https-a-nov-2021-attempt/11800 "2022-02-17T11:03:35Z")

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I have followed the zero-to-binderhub guide to install jupyterhub/binderhub in GKE, but when I tried to enable https, the documentation is pretty outdated, and my final setup is not working. I document here all my steps,…

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## [BinderHub on one server machine using \`microk8s\`: load balancer setup for one public IP](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-on-one-server-machine-using-microk8s-load-balancer-setup-for-one-public-ip/11051)

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**Author:** [@zuckerruebe](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/zuckerruebe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-on-one-server-machine-using-microk8s-load-balancer-setup-for-one-public-ip/11051 "2021-12-14T15:30:07Z")

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Hi there I have a managed server somewhere with one public IP address: let’s call that address x. I’ve tried to configure BinderHub according to 3. Set up BinderHub — BinderHub 0.1.0 documentation. I’ve enabled metallb …

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## [Redirect user to its running server](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/redirect-user-to-its-running-server/11932)

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**Author:** [@ArpStorm1](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/ArpStorm1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/redirect-user-to-its-running-server/11932 "2021-12-02T11:38:09Z")

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Hey everyone, I’m trying to build a nice lab for a course I’m going to lecture on. What I’m trying to do, is to use binderhub to create jupyterlab servers for the students. Each one of them would use the binderhub shar…

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## [EKS Binderhub launching server fails after successful build](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/eks-binderhub-launching-server-fails-after-successful-build/7718)

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**Author:** [@Daniel](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Daniel)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/eks-binderhub-launching-server-fails-after-successful-build/7718 "2021-11-22T14:52:10Z")

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I am having trouble getting my Zero-To-Binderhub instance up and running. Currently I am using EKS with GCR configured as my container registry (service-account has admin credentials). When I try to build an example proj…

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## [Possible to unpack Zenodo .zip files from manually preserved Zenodo archives?](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/possible-to-unpack-zenodo-zip-files-from-manually-preserved-zenodo-archives/9798)

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**Author:** [@matthewfeickert](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/matthewfeickert)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/possible-to-unpack-zenodo-zip-files-from-manually-preserved-zenodo-archives/9798 "2021-10-22T14:47:03Z")

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Hi. I’m not sure if this is something that falls under Binderhub’s control, or if this is something that I should talk to the Zenodo devs about, so I thought I’d ask here first: Is it possible to have Binder detect if t…

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## [How can I add binderhub as iframe](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/how-can-i-add-binderhub-as-iframe/11320)

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**Author:** [@Jatin\_Popli](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Jatin_Popli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/how-can-i-add-binderhub-as-iframe/11320 "2021-10-20T09:06:05Z")

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So I am trying to embed bunderhub in my website I allowed cors and binderhub was embedded properly but as soon as binderhub loading completes jupyterlab server gives connection refused. I tried adding tornado setting to…

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## [Binderhub with authentication uses older Jupyterhub layout](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-with-authentication-uses-older-jupyterhub-layout/11232)

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**Author:** [@henricbjork2liu](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/henricbjork2liu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-with-authentication-uses-older-jupyterhub-layout/11232 "2021-10-15T08:52:15Z")

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Hello! I’ve set up Binderhub at our university with AzureAD authentication and it seems to work well so far. Only thing I’ve noticed is that as soon as I enabled Authentication, the default layout changed. Now after l…

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## [Bokeh Map not displaying - JavaScript Error](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/bokeh-map-not-displaying-javascript-error/10935)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Pike](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Tom_Pike)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/bokeh-map-not-displaying-javascript-error/10935 "2021-09-30T00:01:45Z")

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When I attempt to run my notebook the map (bokeh plot) no longer displays on Binder but it does on my local machine (step 3 – select the one file available in data via the widget in step 1 ‘/data/alb\_ppp\_2020.tif’) When…

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## [Jupyter extensions are not loading in binderhub](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/jupyter-extensions-are-not-loading-in-binderhub/10813)

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**Author:** [@saratparameswar](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/saratparameswar)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/jupyter-extensions-are-not-loading-in-binderhub/10813 "2021-09-29T02:56:29Z")

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Hi, I am trying to install the mstrio-py in the binderhub instance. I tried different configuration files(requirement.txt, pipfile etc). But mstrio jupyter plugin extensions static files are not loading. I also tried …

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## [Zero to BinderHub docs leads to JupyterHub issue: Failed to create temporary user](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/zero-to-binderhub-docs-leads-to-jupyterhub-issue-failed-to-create-temporary-user/9362)

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**Author:** [@artificialsoph](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/artificialsoph)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/zero-to-binderhub-docs-leads-to-jupyterhub-issue-failed-to-create-temporary-user/9362 "2021-09-22T11:48:58Z")

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I’m working through the Zero to BinderHub instructions, trying to get a binderhub/jupyterhub off the ground and I’m running into issues. I have a feeling that the problem may be stale documentation (which I’m happy to he…

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## [Mybinder.org using JupyterLab by default](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/mybinder-org-using-jupyterlab-by-default/10715)

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**Author:** [@minrk](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/minrk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/mybinder-org-using-jupyterlab-by-default/10715 "2021-09-10T08:35:12Z")

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mybinder.org (and the underlying BinderHub and repo2docker) now send users to JupyterLab UI by default. This mainly means: by default, if you visit a binder link that doesn’t specify what to open, it will open jupyterl…

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## [BinderHub notebook url](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-notebook-url/10587)

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**Author:** [@viktoriaas](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/viktoriaas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-notebook-url/10587 "2021-09-01T19:09:41Z")

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Hi, I’ve set up an instance of zero to binderhub which runs nicely. I’d like to ask, whether it is possible to set (by user or by admin who will describe the way to users) a link address where his/her notebook will app…

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## [Detecting CPU and RAM limits on mybinder.org](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/detecting-cpu-and-ram-limits-on-mybinder-org/4640)

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**Author:** [@betatim](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/betatim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/detecting-cpu-and-ram-limits-on-mybinder-org/4640 "2021-08-18T17:01:20Z")

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This is based on a question ask in the chat by Brooks Ambrose (no forum account?): Is there a way for a program running inside a BinderHub pod to detect directly what limits are imposed on it? I basically want to write…

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## [Make --target-repo-dir configurable in binder](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/make-target-repo-dir-configurable-in-binder/9617)

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**Author:** [@g-braeunlich](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/g-braeunlich)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/make-target-repo-dir-configurable-in-binder/9617 "2021-06-30T09:12:50Z")

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Could we make repo2docker's option --target-repo-dir configurable in binderhub? This would be very helpful for our usecase: we want to commit back to the original repo from the spawned container. When doing this, we don…

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## [Disable proxy pod?](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/disable-proxy-pod/9348)

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**Author:** [@mapsacosta](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/mapsacosta)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/disable-proxy-pod/9348 "2021-06-14T17:35:16Z")

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I have searched all over the place and can’t find a way to completely disable the Proxy pod when deploying binderhub through z2\* Helm charts. I’m handling networking separately and it’s just annoying that the pod gets cr…

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## [Difficulty configuring Binderhub auth & github organization private repos](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/difficulty-configuring-binderhub-auth-github-organization-private-repos/8977)

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**Author:** [@rocy](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/rocy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/difficulty-configuring-binderhub-auth-github-organization-private-repos/8977 "2021-05-02T16:12:34Z")

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Hi there! My team asked me to set up Jupyterhub for them, so I did that and it works great. Now they want Binderhub, and I’m trying to understand how it fits in. Deploying via helm chart on an EKS cluster. Looks like it …

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## [Securely provisioning the BinderHub](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/securely-provisioning-the-binderhub/8530)

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**Author:** [@Tahir](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Tahir)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/securely-provisioning-the-binderhub/8530 "2021-03-30T05:09:25Z")

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Dear All, I wanted to see if I can get some insight on how your BinderHub is securely provision within DMZ? Is it a shared DMZ with other organizational resources? Is it in an isolated logical network segment within t…

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## [singleuser.extraFiles not working](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/singleuser-extrafiles-not-working/8505)

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**Author:** [@ckarwicki](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/ckarwicki)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/singleuser-extrafiles-not-working/8505 "2021-03-26T14:55:51Z")

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Hello, I am trying to use singleuser.extraFiles to run some python code on user’s notebook pod startup that uses secret. But I don’t see this code being executed at all. Here is config snippet that I don’t see being exe…

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## [Binderhub api endpoint: example and download files](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-api-endpoint-example-and-download-files/8455)

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**Author:** [@ltetrel](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/ltetrel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binderhub-api-endpoint-example-and-download-files/8455 "2021-03-26T11:21:40Z")

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Hi all, As part of our workflow, we are triggering some additional component in binderhub (jupyter book build) after a successful user environment build, and we need a feedback from the cluster about the success of the …

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## [Private Gitlab Access for BinderHub](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/private-gitlab-access-for-binderhub/504)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Stone](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Chris_Stone)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/private-gitlab-access-for-binderhub/504 "2021-03-03T13:14:24Z")

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We run our own GitLab installation, and are able to use its public repos as BinderHub sources with no problem. However, we are unable to get BinderHub to pull from any private repo there. I tried to configure BinderHub t…

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