Mamba ¶

Anaconda provides packages for NEST Desktop. and NEST Simulator. These packages can be installed with Miniforge (from conda-forge). Since NEST 3, the API server (i.e. NEST Server) is included which is necessary for NEST Desktop.

Prequistion for mamba¶

Conda-forge is a collection of packages led by the community and can be used with Mamba. Please install miniforge first (https://conda-forge.org/download/).

Setup Mamba environment¶

1. Create a Mamba environment called nest and install NEST Desktop:

   mamba create -n nest nest-desktop
   

2. Activate the Mamba environment nest:

   mamba activate nest
   

3. Install backends in Mamba environment. For more infomation, please read the installation guide here.

The installation is now complete!

Start in Mamba environment¶

1. Activate the Mamba environment nest:

   mamba activate nest
   

2. Start backends in Mamba environment. For more information, please follow the start instructions here.

3. Start NEST Desktop (in another terminal session):

   nest-desktop start
   

   NEST Desktop is now started and available in the web browser at http://localhost:54286.

Next steps¶

• Now you can start constructing networks for the simulation!