In our training we will be using the Galaxy bioinformatics platform, and specifically we will be using the Galaxy Europe server (usegalaxy.eu)[https://usegalaxy.eu]. Sign up for usegalaxy.eu is free. Select the Login or Register item in the top right to sign up.
The Galaxy Training Network (GTN) is provides tutorials on doing bioinformatics analysis and data science using Galaxy at [https://training.galaxyproject.org/] and we will be using several of these materials in the course.
What is Galaxy? See the slides here. To find out more about Galaxy and using Galaxy, read about Galaxy Resources for Research and see some common Questions and Answers about Galaxy.
Firstly, if you are part of the June 2023 training at SANBI, log into usegalaxy.eu and click this link to register as part of the training group. This will ensure that you have priority access to computing resources during our training. Remember that you must be logged in to usegalaxy.eu before clicking this link.
To get used to the interface, start with A Short Introduction To Galaxy. This will get you used to uploading data, running tools, doing some basic work with Galaxy Histories and also give you a first introduction to Galaxy Workflows.
After having completed that tutorial, proceed to Galaxy 101 for Everyone which uses data analysis of the well-known (in the history of statistics) Iris flower dataset as a slightly longer introduction to using Galaxy.
When you are working with Galaxy, trainers might ask you to “share your history” so that they can see what you have been working on. Similarly to how one shares documents or folders on Google Docs or Dropbox, this gives the person you are sharing with access to the data in your history so that they can check on your progress and help you with any errors that you have encountered. Read this FAQ Entry on How to Share a History.