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Use Apptainer containers for running Galaxy jobs

Abstract

In this tutorial you will learn how to configure Galaxy to run jobs using Apptainer containers provided by the BioContainers community.

About This Material

This is a Hands-on Tutorial from the GTN which is usable either for individual self-study, or as a teaching material in a classroom.

Learning Objectives

  • Configure your Galaxy to use Apptainer and BioContainers for running jobs

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Keywords: Galaxy Server administration, ansible, git-gat, jobs

Competency level: • Beginner

Target audience: Galaxy Administrators

Resource type: e-learning

Version: 20

Status: Active

Prerequisites:

  • Ansible
  • Galaxy Installation with Ansible

Learning objectives:

  • Configure your Galaxy to use Apptainer and BioContainers for running jobs

Date modified: 2026-07-12

Date published: 2021-01-08

Authors: Helena Rasche, Mira Kuntz, Torfinn Nome, Marius van den Beek, Matthias Bernt

Contributors: Anne Fouilloux, Anthony Bretaudeau, Armin Dadras, Björn Grüning, Gianmauro Cuccuru, Helena Rasche, Lucille Delisle, Martin Čech, Mira Kuntz, Nate Coraor, Nicola Soranzo, Saskia Hiltemann, Simon Gladman, Marius van den Beek


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