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About Slurm
Slurm is an open-source workload manager for high-performance computing clusters. It schedules batch jobs, allocates resources, and monitors job status across distributed nodes. Written in C, it is designed for scalability and reliability in large-scale HPC environments.
Best for
HPC cluster administrators and researchers managing large-scale batch workloads
Use cases
- Scheduling and queuing batch jobs on HPC clusters
- Allocating compute resources across multiple users and partitions
- Monitoring job progress and cluster utilization in real time
Notes
4,017 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01.
Pros
- Highly scalable, supporting clusters with thousands of nodes
- Mature and widely adopted in academic and research HPC centers
- Open source with strong community support and extensive documentation
Cons
- Steep learning curve for configuration and administration
- Primarily designed for HPC, not optimized for cloud or containerized workloads
- Complex job submission syntax and limited built-in observability features
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- slurm-26-05-5-1 (released 13 Oct 2026)
- GitHub stars
- 4,384
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Stars and usage
How Slurm is growing
4,017 to 4,384
Sources
Where this comes from
- GitHubOfficial
- github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438Registry
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Changelog
What changed
Released slurm-26-05-5-1
Released slurm-26-05-4-1
Released slurm-25-11-8-1
Released slurm-25-05-9-1
Released slurm-26-05-3-1
Released slurm-26-05-2-1
Released slurm-25-11-7-1
Released slurm-26-05-1-1
Released slurm-26-05-0-1
Released slurm-25-11-6-1
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