Glossary

A partial glossary of terms used in this guide. For more complete descriptions of the components in JupyterHub, see the list of tools used in JupyterHub. Here we try to keep the definition as succinct and relevant as possible, and provide links to learn more details.

admin user

A user who can access the JupyterHub admin panel. They can start/stop user pods, and potentially access their notebooks.

authenticator

The way in which users are authenticated to log into JupyterHub. There are many authenticators available, like GitHub, Google, MediaWiki, Dummy (anyone can log in), etc.

culler

A separate process that stops the user pods of users who have not been active in a configured interval.

persistent storage

A filesystem attached to a user pod that allows the user to store notebooks and files that persist across multiple logins.