Developed by UCLA, SDSC, and TACC
Enabling accessible computing, data, and software at scale — for research and education
OneSciencePlace gives institutions, research groups, and educators a single platform for delivering web-based access to apps, data, and computing systems — configured to fit your project, supported by our team.
Jupyter
RStudio
MATLAB
Linux Desktop
Batch / CLI
Publications
Data Sharing
Building on 25 years of NSF-funded cyberinfrastructure
HubZero·SeedMeLab·CIPRES·Apache Airavata·Tapis
Less to build. Less to maintain. More time for science and education.
OneSciencePlace handles the platform-level work that's typically required to stand up a research site, so your team's effort can stay on research, teaching, and supporting users.
Browser-based access for researchers
Researchers launch Jupyter, RStudio, MATLAB, and other applications directly from a web browser — no terminal or SSH required.
Researchers can contribute their own apps
Where institutional policy allows, researchers can publish and manage applications themselves, without waiting on systems staff.
Configuration over custom code
Deploy a full portal through configuration. Build launch interfaces for complex applications using a no-code form builder.
A unified routing layer for interactive apps
Interactive applications route through OSP without per-application reverse-proxy setup on the connected systems.
No privileged access to connected systems
OSP integrates with HPC, cloud, and lab systems entirely in user space — no elevated permissions on any connected resource.
Infrastructure managed for you
OSP is operated as a managed platform, with patching, uptime, and platform updates handled by our team.
One platform. Three capabilities.
Start with the capability your project needs today. Add the others as your needs grow.
Apps
Interactive web and graphical applications, plus batch executables and scripts — all through a no-code browser interface. Launch forms, reproducibility, and granular access control built in.
Data
POSIX and S3/object storage, with sharing and data management across multiple systems. Bridge campus, HPC, and cloud storage behind a single interface.
Publishing
Publish apps, datasets, and other research outputs with rich metadata and DOIs. Citable, open-access ready, and linked to the environments that produced them.
Featured project
Quakeworx: a browser-based gateway for earthquake simulation
Quakeworx delivers more than twenty domain-specific simulation tools and interactive notebooks to the seismology community through a single browser interface. Built on OneSciencePlace in collaboration with SCEC, USC, UIUC, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
105
Researchers in early-user phase
21
Curated applications
3
ACCESS HPC systems unified (Expanse, Stampede3, Delta)
OneSciencePlace has enabled Quakeworx to deliver over twenty state-of-the-art earthquake simulation and analysis tools to the seismology community through a single browser interface — eliminating the need to build, maintain, and manage custom cyberinfrastructure from scratch.
— Yehuda Ben-Zion, Lead PI, Quakeworx · former SCEC Director
150min
Per session
85people
Across two years
Two years running. At the 2024 and 2025 Science Gateways Conferences, participants used OneSciencePlace's tutorial environment to deploy applications, design custom interfaces with the no-code builder, and create Open Access publications — each in a single hands-on session. A few went further, deploying their own Docker container-based apps from scratch.
Where OSP fits
OneSciencePlace serves a single lab as readily as a multi-institution collaboration. The same platform supports each.
For PIs & labsLab & project environmentsShare applications, datasets, and outputs through a focused site. Bring new students into a working environment quickly, with shared access to the lab's tools and data.Lab setup → For instructorsCourses & workshopsPre-configured applications and a single sign-on for students. The same environment can be reused across semesters and adapted for workshops.Course setup → For gateway buildersScience gatewaysOne or many applications across local, campus, and national resources. Integrates with ACCESS and NAIRR; no per-application proxy wiring required.Gateway setup → For HPC centersHPC & institutional portalsA shared platform for every research group on campus, integrating in user space without privileged access on the connected systems.Portal setup →
How we deploy with you
OneSciencePlace is available today as a managed deployment. An engagement typically begins with a conversation about your project, and proceeds through five steps.
01 / DISCOVERY
Define the use case
Identify the applications, users, data, and infrastructure your site needs to support.
02 / CONFIG
Configure the environment
Site structure, branding, access model, and core platform components.
03 / CONNECT
Integrate systems
Identity, compute resources, storage, and related services — across heterogeneous systems.
04 / POPULATE
Apps & docs
Configure applications, data management, publishing, and user-facing documentation.
05 / OPERATE
Launch & run
Operated as a managed service, or aligned with your preferred operational model. Scope can grow as your needs evolve.
Technical capabilities
What OneSciencePlace connects to and how, for teams evaluating the technical fit.
Compute integration
Targets
Standalone VMs, hosts (no scheduler), and Slurm clusters. Integrates with ACCESS and NAIRR resources.
Private nodes
Proxy to non-public compute nodes behind NAT; only the gateway is internet-facing.
Parallel and GPU
MPI and many-task workloads supported; GPU where available on the target.
Identity & access
Federated SSO
OIDC and SAML, including CILogon, InCommon, and Globus Auth. LDAP supported.
Mixed identity providers
No shared IdP required across systems; per-system identity mapping.
SSH key bridging
Optional SSH key bridging binds web users to remote Unix accounts.
Open standards. Open roadmap.
OneSciencePlace is built on open-source software and open standards. It is currently available as a managed deployment; a unified open-source distribution for institutional self-hosting is planned, with proposal funding under review.
Tell us about your project.
We can discuss your needs and how OneSciencePlace might support them.