Getting Started
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-JABAWS stands for *JAva Bioinformatics Analysis Web Services*. As the name suggests, JABAWS is a collection of web services for bioinformatics, and currently provides services that make it easy to access well-known multiple sequence alignment and protein disorder prediction programs (see the list of `currently supported programs`_). Future versions of JABAWS will incorporate other tools.
+*JABAWS* is a collection of web services for bioinformatics, and currently provides services that make it easy to access well-known multiple sequence alignment and protein disorder prediction programs (see the list of `currently supported programs`_). Future versions of JABAWS will incorporate other tools.
JABAWS consists of a server and a client, but unlike most bioinformatics web-service systems, you can download and run both parts on your own computer! If you want a server just for yourself, then download and install the `JABAWS Virtual Appliance (VA)`_. It requires no configuration and is simple to install. If you want to install JABAWS for your lab or institution then download the `JABAWS Web Application aRchive (WAR)`_. It is slightly more complicated to configure but is very straightforward too. Finally, if you want to script against any version of JABAWS or are interested in writing your own client, the `JABAWS Command Line Interface (CLI)`_ client is what you need.
.. code:: bash
- java -jar jaba-client.jar
+ java -jar jabaws-full-client-2.2.0.jar
The JABA Web Services are WS-I compliant. This means that you can access them from any language that has libraries or functions for consuming interoperable SOAP web services. More information on how to develop software that access JABAWS services is provided in the `documentation pages`_.
git://source.jalview.org / jabaws.git / blobdiff