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Troubleshooting

Effective troubleshooting strategies are essential for identifying and resolving issues efficiently, minimizing downtime, and ensuring smooth development cycles. Investing in troubleshooting strategies not only resolves immediate issues but also cultivates a culture of problem-solving and continuous improvement.

This training will focus on examples of common mistakes that are introduced into pipelines during development.

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Learning objectives

In this workshop, you will utilize the hello-gatk.nf script created for the Hello Nextflow workshop.

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

  • Describe Nextflow error outputs
  • List common causes of pipeline errors
  • Troubleshoot basic pipeline errors

Audience & prerequisites

Please note that this is not a beginner's workshop and familiarity with Nextflow, the command line, and common file formats is assumed.

Prerequisites

  • A GitHub account
  • Experience with command line
  • Experience writing pipelines with Nextflow