Hi everyone, my name is Samir. I am doing my PhD in Biochemistry at Universite de Montreal. I would like to add a tool called HiFive to my Galaxy browser to analyze 5C data. Do I have to install Galaxy locally in order to add a tool, or is there a way to do it on the web-based version?
Hello,
Install the tool from the Tool Shed in a local or cloud Galaxy. This analysis will probably take more compute than most personal computers can provide. A local server or Cloudman instance with more dedicated resources would be a good choice. AWS offers educational grants to help cover their costs when using a cloud - the application process is quick and painless. (Galaxy itself is always free).
https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/BigPicture/Choices
https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Support#About_Galaxy
That said, publicly hosted Galaxy instances have the available tool set curated by the groups that run them, often targetted on a specific analysis workflow. You can review the list below to see if any offer the tools of interest (with sufficient data quota for the project) as a possible alternative.
https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/PublicGalaxyServers
Best, Jen, Galaxy team
Hi Jen, thank you for your reply. I am relatively new to galaxy and bioinformatics in general. How do I load a tool into the cloud galaxy. I found the tool on toolshed, but I am not sure which type of file I am supposed to install, and where to install it.
Follow the instructions here for a local Galaxy: http://getgalaxy.org
If you decide to use a cloud Galaxy instead, see here: http://usegalaxy.org/cloud
In short, you set up an admin account on your instance then use specific admin functions to install tools.