NEWS

Applications for the use of ABCI (new and continuing) for FY2025 will be accepted from 13:00 on Tuesday, March 18th.

  • To apply for use (continuation, new), please go to the following URL (applications will be accepted from 13:00 on Tuesday, March 18th).
  • The following can be changed when applying for a continuation. If there are any changes, please be sure to make them.
    • Responsible Person/Administrator
    • Theme and Summary of Use
    • Deletion of users (e.g. retirement, graduation)
    • Change in user attributes (e.g. change from student to office worker)
  • If Japanese students, etc. are included among the users, the responsible person must declare the “applicability to a specific category” for such students, etc. at the time of application for use.
    • Please apply based on the most up-to-date information about the user. Upon graduation, please delete or edit user information appropriately.
  • Non-residents and users who fall under specific categories are subject to an annual review of export control procedures when using the ABCI.

  • Fees will be revised in FY2025. Please check the latest version of the Terms and Conditions and fees before submitting your application.

For continuing applications, please submit by 17:00 on Monday, March 24th.

  • If you apply for a renewal by 17:00 on Monday, March 24th, and it is approved, you will be able to start using ABCI 3.0 and access the user portal immediately after the 10:00 maintenance on Tuesday, April 15th.
  • Applications submitted after 17:00 on Monday, March 24 may result in a delay in the start of service.
  • Also, even if you apply for a new account by 17:00 on Monday, March 24, you may not be able to start using ABCI 3.0 or access the user portal immediately after the 10:00 maintenance on Tuesday, April 15.

In preparation for the start of use in FY2025<Important!>

In order to use ABCI in the FY2025, you will need to apply for “specific category applicability”.

  • After 10:00 on April 15th, please apply for “specific type applicability” from the User portal by yourself (including those who will continue to use it) prior to using ABCI. If you do not apply for this, you will not be able to log in to ABCI. If you do not fall under the “specific type”, please apply for “not applicable”. ( [ User portal ] Sorry, Japanese only )

  • In the following cases, ABCI users themselves do not need to declare “specific category applicability”.
    • Japanese students, etc.
      • The responsible person for using ABCI will declare “specific category applicability” when applying to use the system, so there is no need for Japanese students to declare “specific category applicability” themselves.
    • Non-resident
      • The responsible person for using ABCI will attach the “Non-Resident Checklist” when applying for use. There is no need for the non-resident to declare “applicability to specific categories” themselves. Once the application for use has been approved, you will be able to use ABCI.
  • Reference：

The application period for the ABCI Group for FY2024 has ended.

  • Applications for new groups, additional points, and additional/edited users for the 2024 academic year have already closed.
  • The following functions will be available for the ABCI 3.0 User Portal for the period from 13:00 on Tuesday, March 18 to 15:00 on Friday, March 28, for the ABCI Group and ABCI accounts of FY2024.
    • Viewing your ABCI point history
    • Public Key Registration
    • Storage-related application (additional group area capacity)
    • Application for Specific Category Eligibility (for users other than “Japanese students, etc.” or “non-residents”)
  • Please log in to the ABCI 3.0 User Portal from the following.
    • User Portal：https://portal.v3.abci.ai/ (Sorry, Japanese only) (The user portal will be available from 13:00 on Tuesday, March 18th.)
  • Please refer to the following for instructions on how to use the ABCI 3.0 User Portal.

Notes for those who used ABCI in FY2024

  • If you do not complete the “Application for Continued Use” (online application), you will not be able to use the User Portal, log in to ABCI, or use the storage from April 2025.
  • If you do not wish to continue your application and would like to download (or delete) your data, please contact ABCI Operation Support (abci3-qa@abci.ai) by September 30th. We will temporarily (for a period of approximately one month) enable you to log in to ABCI and access the ABCI group area and home area.
  • The ABCI 2.0 cloud storage service will end on March 30, 2025, so it will not be accessible after April 2025. Please be sure to retrieve your data by 5:00 p.m. on March 30, 2025.
  • The /groups of ABCI 2.0 will be terminated on September 30, 2025, so it will not be accessible after October 2025. Please be sure to retrieve your data by September 30, 2025.
  • If your “Application for Use (Continuation)” (Web application) is not approved by September 30, your “ABCI User Agreement” will be terminated, all data related to your “User Group” will be deleted, and the home area of your “User Account” (which has no User Group to which you belong) will also be deleted. Please note that once data has been deleted, it cannot be recovered. In order for your “Application for Use (Continuation)” to be approved by September 30, you must submit your “Application for Use (Continuation)” by September 12. )

Please refer to the table below for the dates and times when applications will be accepted and closed.

ate and Time Tue, Mar 18 1:00pm - Fri, Mar 28 3:00pm Fri, Mar 28 3:00pm - Sun, Mar 30 5:00pm Sun, Mar 30 5:00pm - Tue, Apr 15 10:00am Tue, Apr 15 10:00am
  Acceptance of continuing and new applications into FY2025 User Portal Suspension Annual Renewal Maintenance Start of operation FY2025
(1) ABCI Utilization Service        
1-1) SSH login to ABCI ◯ ◯ × ◯
1-2) Use of Computer Nodes ◯ ◯ × ◯
1-3) ABCI 2.0 User Portal ◯ × × ×
1-4) ABCI 3.0 User Portal ◯ × × ◯
1-5) Technical Support　( abci3-qa@abci.ai) ◯ ◯ △(※1) ◯
1-6) Application Support Reception　(abci3-application@abci.ai) ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
(2) Application for use in 2024        
2-1) New User Application (FY2024) ×(※2) × × ×
2-2) Application for additional points (FY2024) ×(※2) × × ×
2-3) Application for additional users (FY2024) ×(※2) × × ×
2-4) User edit (FY2024) ×(※2) × × ×
2-5) Application for the applicability of a specific category for adding a user or editing a user (application is possible only for “Japanese students, etc.”) (FY2024) ×(※2) × × ×
2-6) Non-resident applications for adding users and editing users (FY2024) ×(※2) × × ×
2-7) Additional capacity for group areas (FY2024) △(※3) × × ×
2-8) Application for increase of INODE (FY2024) △(※3)(※4) × × ×
2-9) ABCI point history reference (FY2024) ◯ × × ×
2-10) Public key registration (FY2024) ◯ × × ×
2-11) Application for the specific category applicability (Application by individuals in cases other than “Japanese students, etc.” and “non-residents”) (FY2024) ◯ × × ×
(3) Application for FY2025        
3-1) Application for continued use (FY2025) ◯(※6) × × ◯(※6)
3-2) New use application (FY2025) ◯ × × ◯
3-3) Application for the specific category applicability (application by individuals in cases other than “Japanese students, etc.” and “non-residents”) (FY2025) × × × ◯
3-4) inode increase application (FY2025) ◯(※4) × △(※1) ◯(※4)
3-5) Additional capacity for group areas (FY2025) ◯(※5)(※6) × △(※1) ◯(※5)(※6)
3-6) ABCI point history reference (FY2025) × × × ◯
3-7) Public key registration (FY2025) × × × ◯
3-8) Other applications (FY2025) × × × ◯
  • (※1) Please understand that responses will be slower than usual.
  • (※2) The application can be submitted as a function of the User Portal, but the application will be denied.
  • (※3) Storage-related applications (additional capacity for the group area) for the FY2024 group are possible.However, items that have been applied for in the FY2024 group will not be carried over to the FY2025 group after a continuation application has been made for the FY2025 group. Please make a new application for the FY2025 group after 10:00 on Tuesday, April 15.
  • (※4) The maximum value for the upper limit of inode usage in the ABCI Group domain is 200 million, the same as in FY2024.
  • (※5) The maximum disk usage limit for the ABCI group domain is 1000 TB.
    • If you wish to use it in excess of the limit, you will need to apply separately.
    • For information on how to apply for an increase in the upper limit,“Upper limit of group area”Please refer to
  • (※6) Continuous application for cases where the ABCI group usage exceeds 1000 TB
    • ABCI groups that have exceeded the limit cannot apply for renewal via the user portal. Please contact abci3-qa@abci.ai from the responsible person or administrator with the following message: “ABCI group gxx5nnnn cannot apply for renewal due to exceeding 1000 TB, so we would like to apply for renewal through individual correspondence.

Contact information for inquiries about this page: ABCI Application Acceptance(abci3-application@abci.ai)

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