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authorPjotr Prins2016-03-04 10:41:14 +0000
committerPjotr Prins2016-04-20 10:07:31 +0000
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## Install
-See the [installation docs](doc/README.org)
+The recommended installation is with GNU Guix which allows you to
+deploy GN2 and dependencies as a self contained unit on any machine.
+The database can be run separately as well as the source tree (for
+developers). See the [installation docs](doc/README.org).
## License
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-#+TITLE: Installing GeneNetwork services with GNU Guix
+#+TITLE: Installing GeneNetwork services
* Table of Contents :TOC:
- [[#introduction][Introduction]]
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Large system deployments tend to get very complex. In this document we
explain the GeneNetwork deployment system which is based on GNU Guix
-(see Pjotr's [[https://github.com/pjotrp/guix-notes/blob/master/README.md][Guix-notes]]).
+(see also Pjotr's [[https://github.com/pjotrp/guix-notes/blob/master/README.md][Guix-notes]]). The Guix system can be used to install
+GN with all its files and dependencies.
* Binary deployment (WIP)