# About the OpenIFS Data Hub category

**URL:** <https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/about-the-openifs-data-hub-category/11991>\
**Category:** OpenIFS Data Hub\
**Created:** [20 March 2025 17:50 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/about-the-openifs-data-hub-category/11991 "2025-03-20T17:50:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michela](https://forum.ecmwf.int/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Michela](https://forum.ecmwf.int/u/Michela)\
**Post date:** [20 March 2025 17:50 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/about-the-openifs-data-hub-category/11991/1 "2025-03-20T17:50:05Z")

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Welcome to the OpenIFS Data Hub forum! This is your place for **asking questions** , and **engaging with fellow users** of the facility to generate **initial experiment data and other data products** for OpenIFS forecast model experiments. Be sure to check the instructions below to get started!

To learn more about the Data Hub, see [OpenIFS Data Hub](https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/OIFS/OpenIFS+Data+Hub).

To participate in discussions, you’ll need an **ECMWF account** , which can be created directly from the [ECMWF website](https://www.ecmwf.int/).

**How to Engage:**

✅ **Start a new conversation clicking on the button “New Topic” and assign the relevant tag listed below to keep discussions organised.**

✅ **Reply to existing conversations** by filtering discussions with the **right tags** such as the ones listed below.

- [openifs-initial-data](https://prod.ecmwf-forum-prod.compute.cci2.ecmwf.int/tag/openifs-initial-data)