# Nodes

A view of Nodes connected to the system is presented here, as well as the ability to add new nodes, either with direct connection or by using AiQuAgent docker image on the node. 

![node-list](../imgs/admin-nodes_node-list.png "Node List")

If you click on a Node in the table you can:
- Disable GPU's
- Change Node Information:
  - **Public address** the node is reachable on
  - **Docker port** on the node
  - **Internal Address** of node (where it is reachable by AiQu)
  - **Name** of node (shown in the rest of the AiQu system)

If you want to add a new node you have two options:
- **Add node**: Add node that is already able to communicate directly with AiQu. This usally requires a VPN connection.
- **Connect new node (recommended)**: Generate a docker command that you can run on the node to establish a connection to AiQu. This approach makes it less likely for the connection to be blocked by the firewall, since the connection is initalized from within the network.

## Create Node Invite

![create-node-invite](../imgs/admin-nodes_create-node-invite.png "Create Node Invite")

- **Node Name**: Specify a name for the node
- **GPU's per node**: Number of GPU's per node
- **Max uses**: How many times the node invite can be used
- **Link Type**: Choose type in the drop down list

\* *For the nodes to be able to run jobs they have to have **docker** installed. Some jobs may require other software to be installed. For example: to run images pulled from [NGC](https://ngc.nvidia.com/) on Nvidia GPU's the [Nvidia Container Runtime](https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-container-runtime).*