Getting Started

Getting Started

Accessing Your Notebook Environment

1. Log into Flow
2. Click the Notebooks link in the left sidebar under "Your Work"
3. Your personal Jupyter notebook server will start automatically
4. You'll see the Jupyter interface with two main folders:
   • notebooks/ - Your writable workspace for creating and saving notebooks
   • flow-data/ - Read-only folder containing data you've imported from Flow

Creating Your First Notebook

1. Navigate to the notebooks/ folder
2. Click "New" → "Python 3" to create a new notebook
3. Start writing Python code to analyze your data

Important: You can only create and modify files within the notebooks/ folder. The root directory and flow-data/ folder are read-only.

Important Operations

Restarting Your Notebook Server

Sometimes you need to restart your notebook server:

1. Go to File → Hub Control Panel
2. Click "Stop My Server"
3. Wait for confirmation
4. Click "Start My Server"

When to restart:

• After adding or removing files from Flow
• If you encounter unexpected errors
• To apply system updates

Handling Common Issues

If you see error messages or unexpected behavior:

1. Try refreshing your browser (F5 or Cmd+R)
2. Close the notebook tab and click the Notebooks link again
3. Restart your notebook server as described above