installation.md

Installation Guide

System Requirements

• OS: Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+ recommended) for bare-metal testing
• Python: 3.8 or higher
• Network: Open ports for MPI/ZeroMQ communication

Basic Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ktruby-oss/DDLSim-Lab.git
   cd DDLSim-Lab

2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Advanced Installation (Docker)

For containerized testing:

docker build -t ddlsim-lab .
docker run -it ddlsim-lab