Installing AWS ParallelCluster in a non-virtual environment using pip

You can also install AWS ParallelCluster in a non-virtual environment using pip, a package manager for Python packages.

Prerequisites

• AWS ParallelCluster requires Python 3.7 or later. If you don't already have it installed, download a compatible version for your platform at python.org.

Install AWS ParallelCluster

1. Use pip to install AWS ParallelCluster.

   $ python3 -m pip install "aws-parallelcluster" --upgrade --user

   When you use the --user switch, pip installs AWS ParallelCluster to ~/.local/bin.

2. Install Node Version Manager and the latest Long-Term Support (LTS) Node.js version. AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) (AWS CDK) requires Node.js for CloudFormation for template generation.

   Note

   If your Node.js installation isn't working on your platform, you can install an LTS version prior to the latest LTS version. For more information, see the Node.js release schedule and the AWS CDK prerequisites.

   $  nvm install --lts=Gallium

   $ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
   $ chmod ug+x ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
   $ source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
   $ nvm install --lts
   $ node --version

3. Verify that AWS ParallelCluster installed correctly.

   $ pcluster version
   {
     "version": "3.11.1"
   }

4. To upgrade to the latest version, run the installation command again.

   $ python3 -m pip install "aws-parallelcluster" --upgrade --user