9f28c7f69e700fa77ab91e4f4c3f3fe2432e4b8f lrnassar Wed Jun 25 12:58:23 2025 -0700 Beginning to phase our GBiB mentions for docker, refs #35611 diff --git src/product/installer/README.md src/product/installer/README.md index 0962c6fad28..43452c30af8 100644 --- src/product/installer/README.md +++ src/product/installer/README.md @@ -1,28 +1,27 @@ % Genome Browser in the Cloud User's Guide # What is Genome Browser in the Cloud? The Genome Browser in the Cloud (GBiC) program is a convenient tool that automates the setup of a UCSC Genome Browser mirror. The GBiC program is for users who want to set up a full mirror of the UCSC Genome Browser on their server/cloud instance, rather than using -[Genome Browser in a Box](gbib.html) (GBIB) +our [dockerfile](docker.html) or our public website. Please see the [Installation of a UCSC Genome Browser on a local machine (mirror)](mirror.html#considerations-before-installing-a-genome-browser) page for a summary of installation options, including the pros and cons of using a mirror -installation via the GBiC program vs. using GBiB. GBiC can also be used as a Docker container. -See our [Docker help page](docker.html) for more information. +installation via the GBiC program vs. using docker. The program works by setting up MySQL (MariaDB), Apache, and Ghostscript, and then copying the Genome Browser CGIs onto the machine under `/usr/local/apache/`. Because it also deactivates the default Apache htdocs/cgi folders, it is best run on a new machine, or at least a host that is not already used as a web server. The tool can also download full or partial assembly databases, update the Genome Browser CGIs, and remove temporary files (aka "trash cleaning"). The GBiC program has been tested and confirmed to work with Ubuntu 18/20/22/24 LTS, Rocky 9.5, and Fedora 30/35/41. It has also been tested on virtual machines in Amazon EC2 (Centos) and Microsoft Azure (Ubuntu). If you want to load data on the fly from UCSC, you need to select the data centers "US West (N. California)" (Amazon) or "West US" (Microsoft) for best performance. Other data centers (e.g. East Coast) will require a local copy of the genome assembly, which