(optional) Test Ensembl browser

At this stage you may wish to start up a basic Ensembl mirror site using the local copy of the Ensembl core database(s) from the previous step. This will lack many of the additional features of a complete GenomeHubs site but provides a useful opportunity to check that the basic components are working before continuing with the instructions to import your own data.

Edit setup.ini

Edit database settings:

  • for the default setup, only DB_SESSION_PASS should need changing

  • database hosts should match the name of your mysql container

  • DB_FALLBACK_HOST is used to allow additional databases to be loaded from a remote host (in this case EnsemblGenomes) so not all databases need to be hosted locally

Set database names to load:

  • Assemblies will be listed on your Ensembl site homepage in the order they are added to SPECIES_DBS

Start the EasyMirror container

Start the EasyMirror Docker container:

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