This doc provides some basic setup instructions on an HPC system such as Bridges2.
Anaconda3 is usually available as a pre-installed module on Bridges2. If Anaconda3 does not come installed on your cluster, please install it.
✅ Step 1: Load Anaconda Module
module load anaconda3✅ Step 2: Create and Activate Environment
conda create -n hal python=3.7
conda activate halHALPER expects the conda env name to be hal. If using another name, modify line 27 of halper_map_peak_orthologs.sh and change to the corresponding name.
Detailed instructions on how to install hal and HALPER here.
🧩 Step 1: Activate Env and Install Git
conda activate hal
conda install git🧩 Step 2: Clone the Main Repository
https://github.com/BioinformaticsDataPracticum2025/open-chromatin-analysis.gitYou may also need to install the ENCODE ATAC-seq data processing pipeline, bedtools, and MEME-suite. Refer to the hyperlinks for their respective installation instructions.