gurobi.md

Installation of gurobi

Download and install gurobi

Download the corresponding version of gurobi from the official website, here is an example for Linux.

Installation and configuration

1. unzip

   tar -xvfz gurobi10.0.3_linux64.tar.gz

2. configuration Since IAGS calls gurobi in python, there are two ways to install the gurobipy library:

   1. pip/conda：

      # pip install
      pip install gurobipy
      
      # conda install
      conda install gurobipy

   2. local installation

      Execute the command in the unzipped gurobi/linux64 directory:

      python setup.py install

3. Adding Environment Variables

   Entering vim ~/.bashrc in the terminal and add it to the file afterwards:

   export GUROBI_HOME="/home/.../gurobi1003/linux64"
   # ... is the path where gurobi is installed
   export PATH="${PATH}:${GUROBI_HOME}/bin"
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${GUROBI_HOME}/lib"

4. Reset environment variables

   source ~/.bashrc

Activate gurobi

The academic license is free and activate for one year per activation.

1. Register and Login

   

   Use campus email whenever possible.

2. Access to the user license portal

   

3. Apply for license

   

4. Get key

   

   View the key you just applied for in the license screen and click on the second red box to view your key.

   

   The application was successful here.

5. Activate gurobi

   # Go to the gurobi installation directory
   cd /gurobi1003/linux64/bin
   
   # Activate the key you just requested
   # After successful activation, a gurobi.lic file will be created, which is stored in the current folder by default
   grbgetkey ********-****-****-****-***********

   Updating environment variables is more similar to the steps taken during installation:

   vim ~/.bashrc
   export GRB_LICENSE_FILE="/home/....../gurobi.lic"

6. Test

   After the above steps, enter the command gurobi.sh to test whether the installation is successful, the following screen appears that is successful