Introducing Nextflow support for SQL databases
The recent tweet introducing the Nextflow support for SQL databases raised a lot of positive reaction. In this post, I want to describe more in detail how this extension works. Nextflow was designed...
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Setting up a Nextflow environment on Windows 10
For Windows users, getting access to a Linux-based Nextflow development and runtime environment used to be hard. Users would need to run virtual machines, access separate physical servers or cloud...
View ArticleConfigure Git private repositories with Nextflow
Git has become the de-facto standard for source-code version control system and has seen increasing adoption across the spectrum of software development. Nextflow provides builtin support for Git and...
View ArticleLearning Nextflow in 2022
A lot has happened since we last wrote about how best to learn Nextflow, over a year ago. Several new resources have been released including a new Nextflow Software Carpentries course and an excellent...
View ArticleNextflow’s community is moving to Slack!
“Software communities don’t just write code together. They brainstorm feature ideas, help new users get their bearings, and collaborate on best ways to use the software.…conversations need their own...
View ArticleEvolution of the Nextflow runtime
Software development is a constantly evolving process that requires continuous adaptation to keep pace with new technologies, user needs, and trends. Likewise, changes are needed in order to introduce...
View ArticleNextflow Summit 2022
As recently announced, we are super excited to host a new Nextflow community event late this year! The Nextflow Summit will take place October 12-14, 2022 at the iconic Torre Glòries in Barcelona, with...
View ArticleDeploy Nextflow Pipelines with Google Cloud Batch!
A key feature of Nextflow is the ability to abstract the implementation of data analysis pipelines so they can be deployed in a portable manner across execution platforms. As of today, Nextflow...
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Nextflow and nf-core mentorship, Round 1
IntroductionWord cloud of scientific interest keywords, averaged across all applications.Our recent The State of the Workflow 2022: Community Survey Results showed that Nextflow and nf-core have a...
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Turbo-charging the Nextflow command line with Fig!
Nextflow is a powerful workflow manager that supports multiple container technologies, cloud providers and HPC job schedulers. It shouldn't be a surprise that wide ranging functionality leads to a...
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Rethinking containers for cloud native pipelines
Containers have become an essential part of well-structured data analysis pipelines. They encapsulate applications and dependencies in portable, self-contained packages that can be easily distributed....
View ArticleNextflow Summit 2022 Recap
Three days of Nextflow goodness in BarcelonaAfter a three-year COVID-related hiatus from in-person events, Nextflow developers and users found their way to Barcelona this October for the 2022 Nextflow...
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Analyzing caching behavior of pipelines
The ability to resume an analysis (i.e. caching) is one of the core strengths of Nextflow. When developing pipelines, this allows us to avoid re-running unchanged processes by simply appending -resume...
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Get started with Nextflow on Google Cloud Batch
We have talked about Google Cloud Batch before. Not only that, we were proud to announce Nextflow support to Google Cloud Batch right after it was publicly released, back in July 2022. How amazing is...
View ArticleLearn Nextflow in 2023
In 2023, the world of Nextflow is more exciting than ever! With new resources constantly being released, there is no better time to dive into this powerful tool. From a new Software Carpentries’ course...
View ArticleThe State of Kubernetes in Nextflow
Hi, my name is Ben, and I’m a software engineer at Seqera Labs. I joined Seqera in November 2021 after finishing my Ph.D. at Clemson University. I work on a number of things at Seqera, but my primary...
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Nextflow and nf-core Mentorship, Round 2
IntroductionNextflow and nf-core mentorship rocket.The global Nextflow and nf-core community is thriving with strong engagement in several countries. As we continue to expand and grow, we remain...
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Celebrating our largest international training event and hackathon to date
In mid-March, we conducted our bi-annual Nextflow and nf-core training and hackathon in what was unquestionably our best-attended community events to date. This year we had an impressive 1,345...
View ArticleSelecting the right storage architecture for your Nextflow pipelines
In this article we present the various storage solutions supported by Nextflow including on-prem and cloud file systems, parallel file systems, and cloud object stores. We also discuss Fusion file...
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Nextflow on BIG IRON: Twelve tips for improving the effectiveness of...
With all the focus on cloud computing, it's easy to forget that most Nextflow pipelines still run on traditional HPC clusters. In fact, according to our latest State of the Workflow 2023 community...
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