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Version: 23.1

Tower Agent credentials

Tower Agent enables Tower to launch pipelines on HPC clusters that do not allow direct access through an SSH client. Tower Agent authenticates a secure connection with Tower using a Tower Agent credential.

Tower Agent sharing

You can share a single Tower Agent instance with all members of a workspace. Create a Tower Agent credential, with Shared agent enabled, in the relevant workspace. All workspace members can then use this Tower Agent credential (Connection ID + Tower access token) to use the same Tower Agent instance.

Create a Tower Agent credential

  • From an organization workspace: navigate to the Credentials tab and select Add Credentials.

  • From your personal workspace: select Your credentials from the user top-right menu, then select Add credentials.

PropertyDescriptionExample
NameA unique name for the credentials using alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores.my-agent-creds
ProviderCredential typeTower Agent
Agent connection IDThe connection ID used to run your Tower Agent instance. Must match the connection ID used when running the Agent (see Usage below)5429d66d-7712-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
Shared agentEnables Tower Agent sharing for all workspace members.
UsagePopulates a code snippet for Tower Agent download with your connection ID. Replace <YOUR TOKEN> with your Tower access token.

Once the form is complete, select Add. The new credential is now listed under the Credentials tab.