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When accessing a Notebook link, you land on a loading page, this is called the bootstrap phase.

During that phase, the following steps will occur:

  1. the project/repository content is retrieved
  2. from that content, the environment definition is located and/or its lock
  3. if a cached environment is located, you will be redirected to the JupyterLite page
  4. otherwise, if no lock is provided, the environment is resolved
  5. upon success, you are redirected to the JupyterLite UI with your environment ready to be used
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If the resolution of the environment fails, you will see solver issues, helping you to debug your environment definition. See the Environment creation documentation for guidance on how to make an environment that is compatible with Notebook.link.

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The loading screen contains a log window, helping you see what happens during the bootstrap phase. You can view the detailed log by clicking the Show button.

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In case of an error during the bootstrap phase, you have 2 options:

  • Continue: continue with the default environment (only contains a Python kernel). e.g. This can be useful if you don't have rights to modify the environment.yml in the Github repository you link to. Note you will still be able to install required packages to run the notebooks, but dynamically installing new packages.
  • Retry: Reset your cache, and retry the bootstrapping. This is helpful in case of invalid cache in your browser that prevents the success of the bootstrapping.