This site provides documentation, tutorials, and workflow guides for bioinformatics tools and analyses on Purdue’s Research Computing infrastructure, maintained by the RCAC Bioinformatics team.
This site helps researchers, students, and staff:
- Learn how to run bioinformatics tools on RCAC clusters (Bell, Negishi, Gilbreth, Gautschi, etc.)
- Access best practices and reproducible workflows (e.g., RNA-seq, genome assembly, variant calling)
- Get started with RCAC-supported containers, modules, and job scripts
- Troubleshoot common issues with software and data pipelines
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├── public/ # Static assets (favicons, robots.txt, etc.)
├── src/
│ ├── assets/ # Images, diagrams, and logos
│ ├── content/
│ │ └── docs/ # All Markdown/MDX documentation files
│ └── content.config.ts # Sidebar/nav configuration
├── astro.config.mjs # Astro project config
├── package.json # NPM scripts and dependencies
├── tsconfig.json # TypeScript settings
└── README.md # You are here
All documentation lives under src/content/docs/. The site is built using Astro Starlight, a fast static site generator optimized for technical documentation.
To work on this documentation site locally:
npm install # Install dependencies
npm run dev # Start local dev server (http://localhost:4321)
npm run build # Build for production (output to ./dist)
npm run preview # Preview production buildIf you'd like to contribute:
- Fork the repo and clone it
- Create or edit
.mdxfiles undersrc/content/docs/ - Submit a pull request with a clear description of changes
Contributions can include:
- New tutorials or walkthroughs
- Corrections or updates to existing docs
- Tips for common pitfalls on RCAC clusters