FlowDeploy provides a platform for bioinformaticians to create, run, and develop pipelines using Snakemake or Nextflow in the cloud. The service addresses the challenges of pipeline management by offering seamless integration with GitHub, live monitoring, and reduced operational errors, enabling faster and more efficient research workflows.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Bioinformaticians face challenges in managing and executing complex data analysis pipelines, including integration with version control systems, real-time monitoring, and minimizing operational errors. Setting up and maintaining the necessary infrastructure for these pipelines can be time-consuming and resource-intensive.
Solution
FlowDeploy is a cloud-based platform designed to streamline the creation, execution, and development of bioinformatics pipelines using workflow management systems such as Snakemake and Nextflow. The platform offers seamless integration with GitHub for pipeline version control, enabling users to import and refresh pipelines automatically from git branches and releases. FlowDeploy provides a web application and API for running pipelines, along with live monitoring of run logs, pipeline steps, and resource utilization. The platform also incorporates features like intermittent caching to prevent lengthy restarts and team-based authentication for secure team management.
Target Audience
FlowDeploy targets bioinformaticians and bioinformatics teams who need a platform to efficiently manage, run, and develop data analysis pipelines in the cloud.
Features
- Integration with GitHub for importing custom and public pipelines, with automatic refreshing of git branches and releases.
- Web application for running pipelines with no installation required.
- API for programmatically running and managing pipelines, with monitoring through the web app.
- Support for developing pipelines on local infrastructure, with the option to run intensive steps using FlowDeploy.
- Live stream of run logs, pipeline steps, and resource usage in the web app.
- Intermittent caching to prevent restarts.
- Slack webhook integration for push notifications on pipeline progress.
- Team-based authentication and SSO integration for secure team management.
- Support for Nextflow and Snakemake workflow management systems.