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My PC is rocking a 2080TI so I don't really need the GPU computation of Google Colab, but I do find it a nice development environment (in comparison to jupyter notebooks) and I like the fact that I can access my files from anywhere, so, is it possible to use Google Colab but let my local pc do the computation?

Tomergt45
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  • Yes, there is an option to use Local GPU if you want. There is an option called _Connect_ where you can select "Connect to local runtime" – segfault404 Jul 25 '20 at 10:26
  • @segfault404 can you please elaborate on how to do that? – Tomergt45 Jul 25 '20 at 10:28
  • Open Google Collab, click at the dropdown near "Connect" option and select "Connect to local runtime" . Run jupyter-notebook on your PC and enter the required URL. – segfault404 Jul 25 '20 at 10:31

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Steps:

  • Go to Google colab and click on connect to local runtime, a pop-up comes. enter image description here

  • Go to your terminal and execute:

jupyter notebook   --NotebookApp.allow_origin='https://colab.research.google.com'   --port=8888   --NotebookApp.port_retries=0

If this shows error:

ERROR: the notebook server could not be started because port 8888 is not available.

Then run the following to basically kill any process using it or use another port:

  1. lsof -wni tcp:8888
  2. kill -9 <JOB_ID>

If successful, then the command gives a link:

For example:

http://localhost:8888/?token=bb80b05aef71999353fe4715e0f06be40d22911648dbdcd6

Copy it in the pop-up in the colab and you are set to go.

Kartikey Singh
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I think this can help you: research.google.com/colaboratory/local-runtimes.html

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