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Installation of ALAPY Genome Explorer (AGx)

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Aleksandr edited this page May 22, 2017 · 1 revision
  1. Please make sure your computer satisfies technical requirements
    • OS LINUX Ubuntu 14 or 16, 64bit LTS.
    • Connection to the internet during the installation, downloading of data sources and updates.
    • You will need superuser or admin rights on that computer to install ALAPY Genome Explorer
    • Minimum required configuration:
      • CPU Core i5
      • RAM 2GB
      • HDD 50 GB
    • Recommended configuration:
      • CPU Core i7
      • RAM 32GB
      • SSD 50 GB
  2. Download installation scripts from GitHub here https://github.com/ALAPY/AGX or from our website at http://alapy.com/services/alapy-genome-explorer/ Place these scripts into project folder, for example folder named AGX.
  3. Make scripts executable. To do so start terminal and go to that new folder.
    Use command chmod +x for all downloaded scripts.
  4. Run install.sh script first from the terminal using command ./install.sh
    To install ALAPY Genome Explorer you need superuser rights. During this process AGx and docker compose will be installed on your computer and data bases will be downloaded. Everything is automated. Time to download and install all the components depends on your internet connection speed. If you interrupted the installation process or lost internet connection during please run ./install.sh again and it will continue from the place it stopped.
    After the installation is complete you will be prompted to delete temporary files. Please choose what fits your needs the best. These files are not need to properly run AGx
  5. Starting the AGx. To start AGx run command ./start-server.sh in your terminal
    By default your AGx server will start on port 5000. You can choose another port using parameter --port. After the installation your AGx server is ready on the address localhost:5000
  6. Adding new users. In order to login into the AGx you need to add a user. This can be achieved by running ./adduser.sh command in your terminal. After you successfully added a user you can login to the AGx
  7. Change password. Add new user using ./adduser.sh with the same username and a new password. This will preserve all data of that user.

You can find more information on using AGx on our website and our YouTube chanell.

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