How to install salome_cfd with Apptainer ?
October 29, 2026

Video summary
In this video we show you how to install salome_cfd with Apptainer, an alternative to Docker.
Salome is a modular platform that offers many useful modules to prepare your simulations with code_aster, code_saturne, openTELEMAC, or just create a CAD model and a mesh. It also includes ParaVis, an embedding of the ParaView software compatible with all the formats produced by the open source solvers supported by Simvia.
Salome_CFD is a version of the Salome platform that includes the code_saturne open source CFD solver and adds its graphical interface as one of its modules.
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You can find a tutorial on how to install Apptainer here: https://apptainer.org/docs/admin/main/installation.html
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Once installed, you can copy the following command, shown in the video. A dedicated markdown is provided here: https://github.com/simvia-tech/Videos/blob/main/%5BInstall%20%26%20Run%5D%20How%20to%20install%20salome_cfd%20with%20Apptainer%20%3F/alias_salomeCFD.md
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Link to open-simulation-center (to download Salome_cfd): https://open-simulation-center.org/downloads/salome/SALOME_CFD/
About salome_cfd: https://www.salome-platform.org X https://code-saturne.org


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