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+# INSTALL Genenetwork2 (GN2)
+
+## Fetch GN2 from github
+
+Clone the repository (currently ~800Mb) to local
+
+    git clone git@github.com:genenetwork2/genenetwork2.git
+
+## Dependencies
+
+GN2 requires
+
+* redis
+* mysql
+
+## Required python modules
+
+Install the following python modules:
+
+* Flask
+* pyyaml
+* redis
+* qtlreaper
+* numarray
+* pp
+* Flask-SQLAlchemy
+
+## Set up local file settings.py
+
+```python
+LOGFILE = """/tmp/flask_gn_log"""
+
+#This is needed because Flask turns key errors into a
+#400 bad request response with no exception/log
+TRAP_BAD_REQUEST_ERRORS = True
+
+DB_URI = """mysql://gn2:password@localhost/db_webqtl"""
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'mysql://gn2:password@localhost/db_webqtl'
+
+# http://pythonhosted.org/Flask-Security/configuration.html
+SECURITY_CONFIRMABLE = True
+SECURITY_TRACKABLE = True
+SECURITY_REGISTERABLE = True
+SECURITY_RECOVERABLE = True
+
+SECURITY_EMAIL_SENDER = "no-reply@genenetwork.org"
+SECURITY_POST_LOGIN_VIEW = "/thank_you"
+SQLALCHEMY_POOL_RECYCLE = 3600
+
+SERVER_PORT = 5051
+
+SECRET_HMAC_CODE = '*'
+```
+
+```sh
+export WQFLASK_SETTINGS=$HOME/settings.py
+source /home/pjotr/ve27/bin/activate  
+cd genenetwork2/wqflask
+python ./runserver.py
+
+or
+
+python ./secure_server.py
+```