How to Register Files on CBRAIN

A Data Provider is a data storage area that CBRAIN is aware of. A typical user has access to two data providers named MainStore and MindStore as well as two "incoming data providers". An "incoming data provider" is a provider set up by the network administrator that can be accessed through another protocol outside of the CBRAIN framework. The two "incoming data providers" currently set up are named "SFTP-Incoming" and "SFTP-Brainstorm", and are accessed using SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol).

Data files can be uploaded to CBRAIN using SFTP client programs on your computer. You may connect using any SFTP client for UNIX, Mac or Windows on host mindstorm.cbrain.mcgill.ca or brainstorm.cbrain.mcgill.ca using the port number 7500. Your username and password are those of the CBRAIN website. Files uploaded to mindstorm will appear in CBRAIN with the "browse" button of the "SFTP-Incoming" Data Provider, while files uploaded to brainstorm will appear in the "SFTP-Brainstorm" Data Provider.

Recommended SFTP Clients:


Upload and download your files as needed from the configured client. Then go to the Data Providers tab, find the "incoming data provider" and click on it's "Browse" link. Register your files on CBRAIN, and they will appear in the file manager. You should MOVE these files to one of the official CBRAIN Data Providers. When registering files can be automatically assigned to a project and either moved or copied to the selected data provider.