I have a question regarding data sources currently available on the main instance of Galaxy  (https://main.g2.bx.psu.edu).  How can one get added as a new data source?  I work at the NCBI on the Epigenomics database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/epigenomics) .  We currently hold a large volume of NGS data in the form of wig files, and some users have expressed interest in using Galaxy for data analysis.    We provide an easy to use user interface for examining these data as seen here (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/epigenomics/browse/) and currently host over 4200 data tracks.

I think it would useful if we could integrate Galaxy functionality into our resource.  I also thing providing our resource as a “Data Source” would also be convenient for users less familiar with our database but are current Galaxy users.

I have been looking through the Galaxy wiki and I am struggling to find documentation that details step-by-step, what exactly needs to be done.  One thing to note, I am not a developer, I’m the scientific lead for the project and my programming/developing skills are lacking.   I was hoping someone could point me to  thorough documentation mainly to pass on to developers on my team.   I guess also understanding my options with regards to integrating or interfacing with Galaxy would be very valuable to me too.

Thank you for any help/suggestions you may have.

Ian

Ian Fingerman, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist

NIH/NLM/NCBI

Building 45, Room 4AN28D-29

45 Center Drive MSC-6510

Bethesda, MD 20894

Phone: (301) 496-6806

fingerma@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov