- Is SeqWare right for me?
- Take a look at the Introduction which describes why you would want to use SeqWare and why you would not.
- Is there a web-based GUI for writing workflows? For launching workflows?
- Yes, the SeqWare Portal provides a GUI for launching workflows. Building workflows, however, is a programmatic process.
- Do I need to be a programmer to use SeqWare? Do I need to be a bioinformatician?
- There are three primary types of SeqWare users, see the main Documentation page for a description for each. For users of workflows, you do not need to be a developer, however to be an effective workflow developer you should be comfortable with bioinformatics tools and have at least very basic Java programming skills.
- Can I contribute to the project?
- Of course! See our Community page.
- How do I report problems?
- We use a public bug tracker for user requests and bug reports. See our Community page.
- How can I get support for using SeqWare?
- We have a mailing list, see our Community page.
- Is there a commercially supported version of SeqWare?
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Nimbus Informatics provides a workflow creation service and hosts SeqWare on the Amazon cloud.
- Is there a VM available?
- Yes, a local VM can be downloaded and/or a cloud VM (AMI) can be used on Amazon’s cloud, see the Installation guide.
- What is the fastest way to setup SeqWare in my organization?
- We recommend using our VM (or AMI on the cloud). For a local VM you can actually connect it to your cluster infrastructure directly.
- What workflow language should I use?
- Our Java workflow language is the current recommended choice.
- What workflow engine should I use?
- Our Oozie-SGE workflow engine is the current recommended choice.