Want to start your own HUB?

Download our VM image or install our open source release on your own servers. Or, contract our hosting service at Purdue University. We will install your new hub in our machine room and keep it running and backed up. We provide this service not only for projects at Purdue, but for academic institutions and other non-profit organizations throughout the country.

Open Source Release

Set Up Your Own Hub

HUBzero has been packaged and tested for a 64-bit installation of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0. Want to get up and running the easy way? Try downloading our Virtual Machine image.

Set up a hub on your own hardware using our open source release:

HUBzero Hosting Plans

Hub Hosting Pricing

* The above pricing is for a starter hub (see explanation to the left). For storage, rendering servers, development time, etc. beyond a starter hub, additional fees are assessed, please contact Diana Hancock for details or see the options here. These are the current prices for our recharge center. Prices are reviewed by Purdue University and adjusted periodically, and are subject to change without notice.
First year:
setup, maintenance, and user support
$72,177*
Subsequent years:
maintenance, user support, hardware upgrades, and hub usage metrics
$47,465*
More pricing options ›

More Information

Writing a Proposal?

We've put together some text describing HUBzero. Feel free to drop this right into your proposal or use the information to write your own summary. Use our automatic pricing form to determine the budget for our hub hosting service.

Features

The HUBzero software builds upon an open source infrastructure to create an environment in which researchers, educators, and students can access tools and share information. Specifically, we define a "hub" as a web-based collaboration environment with such features as Interactive Simulation Tools.

Features →

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Text for Your Proposal

A few paragraphs about HUBzero for your proposal, including a description and budget justification.

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Download our white paper

The Hub Concept for Scientific Collaboration - Overview of the HUBzero platform and description of many features.

Get In Touch

Michael McLennan
Director, HUBzero Platform for Scientific Collaboration
Purdue University
Phone: 765-494-6495

Diana Hancock
HUBzero Project Director
Purdue University
Phone: 765-494-0840