Help:Gbrowse/Uploading user data to EcoliWiki Gbrowse

Using User Accounts

User account is a feature in GBrowse that allows a user to upload custom tracks with a variety of permissions.

Creating an account

In the top right corner of GBrowse, click the Log in/create account tab. This will open a box; click on the Register option and fill out the requested information. A verification email will be sent to the given email address. Click the given link to finalize your account sign-up.

Uploading a Custom Track

Before uploading a track, in drop-down Data Source tab, choose the correct organism that you wish your track to be displayed on. Next, click on the Custom Track tab. Data can be uploaded as a variableStep Wig file. variableStep wig files start with a declaration line starting with the word variableStep and followed by a specification for a chromosome, and the span. Preceding the declaration line are the data lines, which consist of a position, tabbed space, and a data value. For more information on variableStep wiggle files, look here. For the file to be uploaded properly, the file name must end in .wig.