Software Environment Setup

This page provides guidance for setting up your computing environment for bioinformatics research, using conda packages managed by pixi.

Operating System Requirements

The instructions are tested and known to work for Linux and MacOS. Using Windows for computational biology research is discouraged.

• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): See Linux setup recommendations
• MacOS 11.X+: See MacOS setup recommendations
• Windows: Use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Here’s a video tutorial on WSL installation.

Platform-Specific Notes

MemVerge Cloud Users

When running on MemVerge Cloud, additional setup is required. Follow the MemVerge interactive setup guide instead of the general instructions.

Users in China

If you experience difficulties due to GitHub connectivity issues, an alternative setup using Gitee is available at this repository. Follow the Gitee instructions if you have network connectivity issues.