Connecting to M3 via Strudel
Strudel is our home-grown solution for running remote desktops on M3. It allows you to connect to M3 from your web browser, rather than your terminal. For details on all of Strudel's features, see our Strudel docs. This page focuses on signing in to Strudel and running a terminal on a login node.
Logging in to Strudel
Open https://m3-desktop.erc.monash.edu/login in your browser. You should see a login page like below.
From here, select "Choose a service" and then select M3 from the dropdown menu, and click Login. Sign in as usual to your Monash account via Google/Okta.
If you do not have a Monash email, then please select the "AAF" option instead. If you cannot sign in via AAF, you will need to register for a Monash visitor account as described in our registration guide.
Connecting to a login node from Strudel
You should be taken to the "Account info" page in Strudel.
Click on the "Terminal" tab in the left sidebar. You should now see a page like below.
Click on the "Run on Login Node" button (next to the "Launch" button).
If nothing happened when you clicked "Run on Login Node", double-check if your browser alerted you about a popup or redirect. If so, click on the notification and allow popups/redirects from the Strudel website (m3-desktop.erc.monash.edu).
If doing so quickly opened a tab but gave a 503 error, just close the tab and try "Run on Login Node" again.
A new tab should open and you should see a bash prompt indicating you are connected to the login node. That means you have successfully connected to M3!
