AmiGO 2
Introduction
AmiGO 2 is currently a development project to create the next generation of AmiGO--the current official web-based set of tools for searching and browsing the Gene Ontology database. It is still under active development, with a demonstrations site available at [1]. Please be aware that this site changes frequently and may still have downtimes (see the AmiGO_Labs page for the usual caveats).
GOlr: The Backend
The most fundamental change from the old AmiGO is the backend containing the Gene Ontology data. It used to be a MySQL relational database, but is now loaded directly into a Solr document store, dubbed GOlr.
This new backend not only provides the engine for running AmiGO, but can be used by anybody as a web service by itself. More information is available on the GOlr page.
AmiGO 2: The Frontend
Availability
While AmiGO 2 is an open source software project, it is currently
as part of the go-dev CVS repository from the Gene Ontology
For full installation instructions, please see the installation wiki pages.
For information on maintenance and upkeep, please see the maintenance wiki pages.
Availability
AmiGO is an open source software project and can be downloaded and installed as part of the go-dev CVS repository from the Gene Ontology SourceForge.net page.
For full installation instructions, please see the installation wiki pages.
For information on maintenance and upkeep, please see the maintenance wiki pages.
Compatibility
In the end, AmiGO 2 should be compatible with most modern operating system/browser combinations with good JavaScript and CSS support. However, at this time, extensive testing has not been done. AmiGO is mostly developed with Firefox on several versions GNU/Linux.
Versions
The current version is 2.0 (in trunk). It is in active development and available for direct download at SourceForge.net .
Articles
Application note in Bioinformatics.