IMPORTANT NOTE: (PLEASE read the WHOLE page. It will save us time!)
INSTALL JAVA:
The minimum requirement to run Blast2GO is a working Java installation (version > 1.5) (on Win,Linux,Mac etc.) In case you do not have that already please install the actual Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from http://www.java.com/download
JAVA WEB START
By Java Web Start technology (which is included in JAVA) you will be provided with
the latest Blast2GO update each time you start the application.
If your browser hasn't been set up to run Java WebStart JNLP
files, the link above will download a file called
blast2go_cipf.jnlp. Some browsers will ask you what you want
to do with the JNLP file (instead of automatically downloading
it somewhere, or presenting it to you as text). If a dialog
appears with “Open using application…” on it, use the javaws
application to run your file (and check the box marked “Don't
ask me again”):
Please select the amount of your system memory (RAM) to improve the performace of Blast2GO:
| Please select: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 MB | 512 MB | 1024 MB | 1500 MB | 2048 MB |
| very small projects | default | > 10000 seqs | > 15000 seqs | > 20000 seqs |
Blast2GO needs more memory? → Use the dynamic memory JNLP URL:
http://bioinfo.cipf.es/blast2go/webstart/makeJnlp.php?mem=<put here the amount of memory you need>
To connect to the B2G database you (your computer settings, your personal firewall) and your institute (institutes firewall, providers network settings) has to permit outgoing tcp connections on port 3306. Normally outgoing connections of this type are always permitted unless you have a highly restrictive network policy. (To easily test if B2G works fine press one of the green arrows in the B2G main frame, some GO graphs should appear more or less instantly. In case you connect from within the network of GVA (Generalitat Valenciana) (like CIPF, IVIA, etc.) please use this IP: 172.24.78.3
Other Blast2GO database servers with the possibility to request access
| Location | Institution | Version (Month/Year) | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana, USA | Purdue University | 09/2009 | Rick Westerman | westerman(at)purdue(dot)edu |
B2G says “Thank You!” for the collaboration!
If you also want to contribute and make your database accessible to other researchers close to you please contact us.
In case you have had troubles running Blast2GO due to some incompatibilities with any older versions of Blast2GO installed on your system or problems during some update process: Please remove the installed Blast2GO versions by Java Web Start AND delete manually the blast2go directory in your user account. In this way Blast2GO can install the correct version when starting the next time.
A list of possible BLAST databases you can access with BlastGO here.