Globus Connect Personal

To transfer files to/from your personal computer with Globus, you'll need to have a local endpoint set up. This can be achieved using Globus Connect Personal. Official documentation on how to install the relevant software and configure a local endpoint can be found in Globus' offical how-to documentation. An overview is shown for Mac, Linux, and Windows below.

To start, regardless of operating system, go to https://www.globus.org/, log in, navigate to the Collections tab, and select Get Globus Connect Personal

From there, choose your operating system to proceed with the download and setup process

Mac

Once the installation is complete, open the .dmg file and drag/drop the Globus Connect Personal icon into your Applications folder. Then open Globus Connect Personal from Applications.

This will prompt you to log in via the university WebAuth process in a browser session. Once you've logged in, enter an identifying label for your local machine and grant Globus access

This will bring you back to your local Globus Connect Personal installation. You will fill out your local display name for your endpoint and click Save.

Windows

Once your installation is complete, open the .exe file to initiate the install. Click Yes to allow Globus Connect Personal to make changes to your device, select the install location, and click Install. Once the install is complete, make sure the Run Globus Connect Personal box is checked and click Finish.

Globus Connect Personal will then open and begin the configuration process. Click Log In to continue.

This will open a web browser where you will go through the typical UArizona WebAuth login process. Once you're logged in, give your local endpoint a descriptive name and click Allow.

This will bring you back to your local install. Enter a descriptive local name for your endpoint and click Save.

Linux

Once your installation is complete, open a terminal, navigate to your Downloads directory, and unpack the tar archive. Next, change into the unpacked directory and execute the globusconnectpersonal binary:

[user@ubuntu ~]$ cd Downloads
[user@ubuntu Downloads]$ tar xzvf globusconnectpersonal-latest.tgz
[user@ubuntu Downloads]$ cd globusconnectpersonal-3.2.0
[user@ubuntu globusconnectpersonal-3.2.0]$ ./globusconnectpersonal

This will bring up a graphical application. Click Log In to continue

This will open a web browser where you will need to go through the typical university WebAuth process. Once you're logged in, give your endpoint a name and click Allow.

This will bring you back to your local installation. Give your machine a descriptive name, then select Save.

Your setup should now be complete and your endpoint will now be usable to initiate transfers.

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