Tripal JBrowse¶
Tripal JBrowse is a Drupal module that allows you to manage your JBrowse instances completely through web forms.
Installation and Configuration¶
Installation¶
- Download the module to your Drupal modules folder
- Run
drush en -y hardwoods_jbrowse
or enable through the modules page - Visit the configuration page at
/admin/hardwoods_jbrowse/configure
Configuring Tripal JBrowse¶
In order for the module to function properly, you need to first configure it.
Please visit http://YOUR_SITE/admin/hardwoods_jbrowse/configure
(replace YOUR_SITE with your domain)
and fill out the form. You will need to know information about your JBrowse information.

Managing Instances¶
Creating Instances¶
As highlighted on the screenshot above, you can create new instances by clicking the “Add New Instance” link.
Deleting Instances¶
To delete an instance, you must first visit the instances list page and clicking the delete instance link. Note that the actual files for the instance are not deleted. You will need to delete all files manually.
Managing Tracks¶
Creating and Deleting Tracks¶
To create a new track, you need visit the instances list page and click Manage Tracks.

The manage tracks link, will lead to a page where you can create and delete tracks (see screenshot below).

Warning
Please note that files don’t get automatically removed. You have to manually remove the track files yourself.
Editing Tracks¶
This modules allows you to configure a track after it has been created. This provides a way to add the track to a category, change the colors and type of the track amongst other configuration options.
To edit a track, simply click the manage track button on the “manage tracks” page as shown on the screenshot above.