Build Container

Since MadLAD release v3.0, we have introduced auto container building functionality. You can now build a container image with easy.

python -m madlad.build -c examples/config_build.yaml

-c / --config – path to your YAML configuration (default: examples/config_build.yaml).
The script will pull the required software, assemble the image and tag it with the name you specify.

config_build.yaml is split into three logical blocks:

Block	Purpose	Example
`image`	Image metadata (name, tags)	`name: "madlad-custom"`
`build`	Software to include and their versions (or local paths)	See below
`extra`	Optional additions: PDFs, models, etc.	See below

image:
  name: "madlad-custom"

Optional: With Docker, you can add a tag: key if you want multiple tags.

build:
  mg5:     "2.9.18"   # MadGraph version (or local path)
  pythia:  "8.301"
  lhapdf:  "6.5.0"
  fastjet: "3.4.0"
  delphes: "3.5.0"

For MadGraph5 (mg5) you can use: * Version → the public release to download.
Path* → copy a local installation instead of downloading.

Example: mg5: "/opt/mg5_aMC_v2.9.18" will copy that folder into the image.

extra:
  pdfs:   [260000, 260400, 303400]
  models: ["2HDMtII_NLO", "HC_NLO_X0_UFO"]