Introduction to Nextflow 250401

The aim of this course is to give a general overview on Nextflow, focusing on the execution, configuration and deployment of local and publicly available pipelines.

Topics that are going to be addressed:

• Understand Nextflow’s basic concepts
• Execute local and publicly available pipelines
• Understand, write and modify pipeline configuration files
• Know some of the possible pipeline deployment scenarios

What NOT to expect:

• Learn about Linux command line or Bash shell. Participants should be already familiar with these concepts
• Writing Nextflow pipelines. This topic will be part of a following advanced course.

Program:

Day 1 - First steps with Nextflow
1. Introduction
2. Basic concepts: processes and channels
3. Running pipelines

Day 2 - Configuration and execution
1. Configuration files and scopes
2. Software dependencies
3. Executors and profiles

Instructors: Emilio Palumbo & José Espinosa

Dates: 1st and 2nd April 2025 (10:30 -13:30)

Location: Bioinformatics room (CRG Training centre) - Presential

Maximum number of participants: 18

Registration deadline: 13th March 2025

Registration HERE

For any information, please send an email to CRG Training and Academic office (TAO): training@crg.eu