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Installing myChEMBL using Virtual Box
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2014-07-18
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Installing myChEMBL using Virtual Box is the oldest and safest method that should always work. It can also be a bit tedious as it requires to create and configure a new virtual machine from scratch so if you want to save some time, you can try Vagrant method instead.

In order to install myChEMBL using Virtual Box you have to:

  1. Install Virtual Box.

  2. Download myChEMBL disk image, this will download latest version of myChEMBL by default, if you want to get different one, check the archive. The file containing myChEMBL image is big (several gigabytes) so you may want to make sure you have a stable internet connection. You may also want to use a download manager (or FTP program) in order to be able to restore the process in case your internet connection drops. Finally you have to know the location where the file is saved, this is usually your system defined Downloads folder.

  3. Once your copy of the myChEMBL image is downloaded you have to unpack it. You can do it by double-clicking on the file icon if you have archive utilities installed in your system. On Unix systems you can do it from the command line by executing:

    tar -zxvf ubuntu.vmdk.tar.gz

    in the Downloads folder.

  4. Create a Virtual Machine. Start the VirtualBox application and click on the New button to create a new VM, and then Next. New VM

  5. Enter a name such as mychembl, and choose Linux as the “Operating system”, and Ubuntu as the “Version”. VB select name

  6. In the next screen set the memory to 1024 MB (or more if your host computer has more than 4GB). VMDK memory

  7. Continue to the next screen and choose “Use existing hard disk”. Now click on the button (a folder icon) to browse to where you saved the ubuntu.vmdk file. Select this file, press Next and Create. VMDK disk

  8. Now bootup the VM by clicking the Start (green arrow) button. Once the myChEMBL system finish booting, you can navigate your browser to http://localhost:8000 and start using myChEMBL.