Ensembl Website Installation Instructions - Version 50
These pages provide step-by-step instructions for installing your own version of the Ensembl web
site. They are intended to be complete; that is, if you install the site simply by following these
instructions, it should work.
If you need to customize your Ensembl installation in any way, we recommend you install a
normal Ensembl website first and then experiment with
customization options.
This document is updated with each new release. If you find any omissions, errors, or just
confusing bits in the instructions, please send an email to
ensembl-webteam@sanger.ac.uk, and we'll try
to fix things.
Summary of Instructions
There are four main sections to these instructions:
- Site Structure
- Describes the directory structure of the site, and what the various sections do.
- Build/Install
- How to install all the components that make up the site.
- Configuration
- Instructions for configuring the site for your local set-up.
- Running the site
- How to start up, shut down, and generally maintain the site.
Troubleshooting an Ensembl install
There are a number of common issues with an Ensembl installation. Below are listed some
frequently asked questions.
- Why does text shows up on MapView but not ContigView?
- Truetype fonts have not been correctly installed or configured. More...
- Which configuration files do I edit?
- Ensembl uses a plugin system which makes life easier to configure mirrors, by merging configuration files. More...
- Configurations are not stored if I don't have a local MySQL server?
- Ensembl can now store (limited) configuration settings against a SQLite database. More...
- Mart isn't currently installed in the Ensembl mirror. How can I enable it?
- Mart requires some post CVS checkout changes and so we don't configure it by default, but it requires a plugin to enable it. More...
- The main Ensembl website has user accounts - can we enable them on our mirror?
- Yes, there are minor configuration changes required. More...
