Settings

Settings#

Open the Settings page from the left sidebar (the gear icon). It has six tabs:

General#

Setting

Description

Config folder path

Location where catalogues and workflow repos are stored.

Documents folder path

Location where instance run data is stored.

Permit add catalogues

Allow adding new catalogues (on/off).

Permit modify catalogues

Allow hiding/removing catalogue sections and workflows (on/off).

Permit import shards

Allow importing .shard files (on/off).

Permit add repos

Allow adding user workflow repositories (on/off).

The config and documents paths default to:

  • Packaged app: Electron’s userData and documents directories.

  • Web mode: ~/GLACIER and ~/Documents/GLACIER.

Visual options#

Setting

Description

Dark mode

Toggle between light and dark themes.

Language#

GLACIER supports multiple languages. Currently available:

  • English

  • Français

Select your preferred language from the dropdown. The UI updates immediately.

Environment#

This tab shows system resource information and provides tools for managing dependencies:

Section

Details

System resources

CPU cores and total memory detected on your machine.

Nextflow

Status check — whether Nextflow is accessible (via the bundled JRE).

Docker

Status check — whether Docker is installed and running.

WSL2 (Windows only)

Guided setup to install or configure the WSL2 glacier distro with Java, Docker, and Nextflow.

Action buttons on this tab allow you to:

  • Download Docker Desktop (macOS/Linux) — opens the Docker website.

  • Install WSL2 (Windows) — enables the WSL2 Windows feature.

  • Configure WSL2 (Windows) — downloads Ubuntu 22.04, creates the glacier distro, and installs required dependencies.

Advanced options#

Setting

Description

Disable schema validation

Bypass nextflow_schema.json validation when launching workflows. Use this if a workflow has a malformed schema.

Show hidden params

Display parameters that the workflow schema marks as hidden.

Auto-resolve store_dir

When creating an instance of a workflow that defines a store_dir, storedir, or store-dir parameter, automatically set it to {documentsPath}/store_dir and create the directory. The parameter is overwritten even if it carries a default from the schema. Note: this is a custom parameter convention, not Nextflow’s built-in storeDir process directive.

Licenses#

Lists open-source licenses for GLACIER and its dependencies.

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