Getting Started
Choose a JABAWS distribution
| I want to use JABAWS for... | Quick Guide |
|---|---|
| Running Muptiple Sequence Alignments through Jalview on my own computer | JABAWS Virtual Appliance (VA) |
| Running JABAWS for my group, lab, or organization | JABAWS Web Application aRchive (WAR) |
| Accessing a JABAWS server from my own code | JABAWS Java Client |
Running JABAWS on your local machine
- Download JABAWS Virtual Appliance (520M)
The Virtual Appliance (VA) package allows you to run a JABAWS server installed on TurnKey Linux as a virtual machine on your laptop or desktop computer. A complete guide to the JABAWS VA is given in the manual, but for the impatient, a brief instructions are given below:
If you work on Windows, Linux or Unix
- download and install VMWare Player.
- Unpack the JABAWS virtual appliance and open it with VMware Player.
If you use a Mac, or prefer not to use VMWare, then :
- download and install Virtual Box.
- Unpack the JABAWS virtual appliance, import it into VirtualBox and then start the appliance.
Testing
The easiest way to test that your JABAWS Virtual appliance is working is to use Jalview.
- Launch the desktop version of Jalview
- Open the Jalview desktop's preferences panel (from the Tools->Preferences menu option), select the Webservices panel and press the New Service URL button.
- Enter the JABAWS URL for your new server. This is shown once the appliance is booted up.