Python Environments

Connecting to the Model Registry from any Python environment requires setting up a Model Registry API key and installing the library. This guide explains step by step how to connect to the Model Registry from any Python environment such as your local environment.

Generate an API key

In Hopsworks, click on your username in the top-right corner and select Settings to open the user settings. Select API keys. Give the key a name and select the project, modelregistry, dataset.create, dataset.view, dataset.delete scopes before creating the key. Copy the key into your clipboard. More documentation can be found here.

Create a file called modelregistry.key in your designated Python environment and save the API key from your clipboard in the file.

Scopes

The API key should contain at least the following scopes:

1. project
2. modelregistry
3. dataset.create
4. dataset.view
5. dataset.delete

API keys can be created in the User Settings on Hopsworks

Info

You are only able to retrieve the API key once. If you did not manage to copy it to your clipboard, delete it and create a new one.

Install HSML

To be able to access the Hopsworks Model Registry, the HSML Python library needs to be installed in the environment from which you want to connect to the Model Registry. You can install the library through pip. We recommend using a Python environment manager such as virtualenv or conda.

Matching Hopsworks version

The major and minor version of HSML needs to match the major and minor version of Hopsworks.

For example for a Hopsworks cluster running with version 2.5.0, the following installation command will install the latest release available for HSML.

pip install hsml==2.5.*

You find the Hopsworks version inside any of your Project's settings tab on Hopsworks

Connect to the Model Registry

You are now ready to connect to the Hopsworks Model Registry from your Python environment:

import hsml
conn = hsml.connection(
    host='my_instance',                 # DNS of your Model Registry instance
    port=443,                           # Port to reach your Hopsworks instance, defaults to 443
    project='my_project',               # Name of your Hopsworks Model Registry project
    api_key_value='apikey',             # The API key to authenticate with Hopsworks
    hostname_verification=True          # Disable for self-signed certificates
)
mr = conn.get_model_registry()           # Get the project's default model registry

Ports

If you are unable to connect, please ensure that your Model Registry can receive incoming traffic from your Python environment on port 443.

Next Steps

For more information about how to connect, see the Connection guide.