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Download MinKNOW
1. Download MinKNOW software from the Downloads page on the Community.
2. Once MinKNOW has downloaded, navigate to the folder in Applications and launch the MinKNOW.pkg installer.3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Provide a fingerprint or password as required.
5. Once the installation is complete, exit the installer.
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Optional actionSet the directory where the read files will be saved:
Open a command line and type:
sudo /Applications/MinKNOW.app/Contents/Resources/bin/config_editor --conf user --file /Applications/MinKNOW.app/Contents/Resources/conf/user_conf --set "output_dirs.base=/where the files will be saved"
Add the full path to the location where you would like the read files saved in the place of "where the read files will be saved".
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Optional actionIf you have a proxy server and would like to set up MinKNOW using a proxy, follow the instructions below.
Open the
user_conf
file:/Applications/MinKNOW.app/Contents/Resources/conf/user_conf
And edit the following portion of the file:
"proxy": {
"cereal_class_version": 0,
"use_system_settings": true,
"auto_detect": true,
"auto_config_script": "",
"https_proxy": "",
"proxy_bypass": ""
Edit the
https_proxy
setting, which should be in the style of:scheme://[username:password@]host:port or "http://domain\\username:password@host:port", where "scheme" is one of https, socks, socks4 or socks5.