You have to use singularity now. Do this:
create a folder in your home called "STIMELA_IMAGES"
mkdir $HOME/STIMELA_IMAGES
add an environment variable called "STIMELA_IMAGES_PATH" (add it at the bottom of your $HOME/.bashrc file
export STIMELA_IMAGES_PATH=$HOME/STIMELA_IMAGES
source $HOME/.bashrc
pull singularity containers
cd $STIMELA_IMAGES && stimela pull --singularity
If you are using meerkathi, then add the -sid $STIMELA_IMAGES
option to your run command.
If you are running a stimela script you will need to specify the singularity_image_dir
argument when you instantiate your recipe,
recipe = stimela.Recipe(..., singularity_image_dir=os.environ["STIMELA_IMAGES_PATH"])
then proceed as normal.