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+## Data Science Project & Jupyter Notebook Setup
+
+1. Login to OpenShift AI. The link to this will be provided by your instructor.
+
+![openshiftai.png](./images/openshiftai.png)
+
+2. Go to `Data Science Projects` and click `Create data science project` to create your own experimentation environment.
+
+![datascienceproject.png](./images/datascienceproject.png)
+
+TODO: naming convention , team setup ?
+
+3. minio
+
+4. notebook & data connection
+
+5. Argo CD ? Vault ? 
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+# Exercise 1 - The Rise of the Cluster
+> Install the cluster, configure infrastructure applications 
+
+## 👨‍🍳 Exercise Intro
+
+In this exercise, we will walk through the steps we take in order to have a ready environment for all the other exercises. 
+
+## 🖼️ Big Picture
+
+TODO: add diagram
+
+![empty-big-picture](images/big-picture-empty.jpg)
+
+## 🔮 Learning Outcomes
+
+- [ ] Get familiar with OpenShift & OpenShift AI and foundational practices like GitOps
+- [ ] Can get the necessary toolings to start experimenting
+
+## 🔨 Tools used in this exercise!
+* OpenShift 4.15+
+* OpenShift AI
+* Jupyter Notebook
+* Helm
+* Minio for S3-compitable storage
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