2. Create a Panel site

In this section you will create a Panel site.

Starting point: you should be logged in to DataLabs, in a project you have admin permissions for. This project should contain a JupyterLab notebook containing the code you want to host with Panel.

On the left-hand side, select Sites.

Select Create Site and fill out the form. In this form, the Source Path should point to where your notebook code exists within your Project Storage, for example /data/notebooks/jupyterlab-notebook.

By default, the Panel site will host all notebook files in the Source Path directory, providing a landing page to choose which one to view. You also have the option of choosing a specific file to host, meaning that the site will only display that notebook. The site will still be able to access other files in the directory if necessary, such as data files and scripts.

In addition, you can choose a Conda environment to use for the kernel when the notebook(s) is run on the site, allowing for the use of packages in that Conda environment. This environment is chosen at the top level, and Panel sites do not support multiple kernels for different notebooks in the case that all notebooks in the Source Path are displayed.

When happy with the settings, click Create.

Once created, you will be able to see your Site appear in the list, and its status will change from Requested to Ready once it is available to launch.