# Galaxy portal
Galaxy is an open platform for supporting data-intensive research focusing on biomedical, chemical, and general data analyses, including statistics, machine learning, and visualization tools. The analyses can be performed using a graphical environment and hence could be easily used by non-bioinformaticians. The RTU Galaxy instance is connected to the HPC cluster and serves as a web-based GUI to submit analyses to the cluster.

The Galaxy interface is shown in the following figure. It is an example output of the sequencing quality control tool FastQC. 
![](./images/galaxy.png)

## Access
RTU HPC Galaxy instance is available here: [https://galaxy.hpc.rtu.lv](https://galaxy.hpc.rtu.lv).  

- Existing HPC users should be able to auto-register and access with their HPC cluster RUDENS credentials (login and password).
- New users can request access by sending an email to hpc@rtu.lv or filling in the [APPLICATION FORM](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemd1JlJB2lyW0Fal6OA3MM7cmxpqh0GQt145lrzmqqIFQIeA/viewform)
- To use Galaxy in a study course as part of the curriculum, the course instructor should send a request to hpc@rtu.lv. The course will be registered in the Waldur self-service portal, and the instructor will have the right to invite and register their students. Access method through Waldur is described [HERE](https://hpc-platforma.rtu.lv/hpc_platform.html)

Any requests regarding tools or reference datasets can be sent to support e-mail hpc@rtu.lv as well. 

## Galaxy demonstration
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