A web application framework for analysis and visualization of High throughput Sequencing metagenomic data.

Correia D, Doppelt-Azeroual O, Denis JB et al., MetaGenSense: A web-application for analysis and exploration of high throughput sequencing metagenomic data [version 2; referees: 3 approved with reservations, https://f1000research.com/articles/4-86/v2] F1000Research 2015.

The easiest way to test MetaGensense is with the preconfigured virtual machine we provide. To use it:

1. Make sure VirtualBox is installed on your system
2. Download the MetaGenSense image at the following URL: http://webext.pasteur.fr/metagensense/metagensense.ova
3. Open it with Virtualbox. Once the virtual machine has started, the servers are automatically launched
4. Log in on the system, the login is galaxy and the password is galaxy
5. Launch Firefox (Web Browser icon, on the Desktop). It should automatically connect to the local MetaGenSense server (http://metagensense.test.fr:8000). To connect as a user, the login is jdoe and the password is django.
6. You can start using MetaGenSense by following the instructions included in the documentation to start a bioinformatics analysis. A test file is available on the desktop, test.fastq.

In case you would like to install MetaGensense directly on your machine, you can follow the installation instructions which are described step by step on the installation section of the documentation.