InterMine makes use of a variety of freely available software packages. All of the software listed below is required.
| Software | At least | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Git | 1.7 | check out and update source code |
| Java SDK | 7 | build and use InterMine |
| Ant | 1.8 | invokes the InterMine build |
| Tomcat | 7.0.x | website |
| PostgreSQL | 9.1 | database |
| Perl | 5.8.8 | run build scripts |
You should try to use the latest versions of the above software.
Note
InterMine only supports installations onto Linux and Mac OS X systems. Windows systems of any kind are not supported. We run a mixture of Debian and Fedora servers in our data centre in Cambridge.
After installation, most programs require extra configuration to work with InterMine:
