Galaxy is a user-friendly open-source web platform designed to facilitate accessible, reproducible, and transparent computational research. It provides access to a vast collection of free-to-use, well-documented and maintained tools.

Galaxy Italy provides Elixir Italy users and beyond compute and storage resources for running several tools in different research domains. For more information, issues and suggestions please contact us by mail.

The Italian Galaxy server

The Italian Galaxy server UseGalaxy.it is maintained primarily by ELIXIR-ITALY, in collaboration with many academic groups across Italy. Please check our Terms of Use before using the server.

The following Institutions are actively providing resource to usegalaxy.it: CNR, INFN, University of Bari, Consortium GARR, CINECA and University of Milan.

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Our Data Policy

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User data on UseGalaxy.it (i.e. datasets, histories) will be available as long as they are not deleted by the user. Once marked as deleted the datasets will be permanently removed within 14 days. If the user "purges" the dataset in the Galaxy, it will be removed immediately, permanently. In special cases, an extended quota can be requested for a limited time period.. Processed data will only be accessible during one browser session, using a cookie to identify your data. This cookie is not used for any other purposes (e.g. tracking or analytics). If UseGalaxy.it service is not accessed for 90 days, those datasets will be permanently deleted. The Galaxy service complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can read more about this on our Terms and Conditions.

Laniakea@ReCaS

The Laniakea@ReCaS service, based on Laniakea software stack, provides the possibility to automate the creation of Galaxy-based virtualized environments through an easy setup procedure, providing an on-demand workspace ready to be used by life scientists and bioinformaticians. At the end of the configuration process, the user gains access to a private, production-grade, fully customizable, Galaxy virtual instance. Laniakea features the deployment of a stand-alone or cluster-backed Galaxy instances, shared reference data volumes, encrypted data volumes and rapid development of novel Galaxy flavours for specific tasks.

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Vinyl

VINYL (Variant prIoritizatioN bY survivaL analysis) integrates an innovative method for variant prioritization, along with a highly curated collection of databases and resources for the annotation of human genetic variants.

CorGAT

CorGAT, the Coronavirus Genome Analysis Tool, is a novel, highly effective and user-friendly approach for the functional annotation of SARS-CoV-2 genomes based on Galaxy.

ITSoneWB

ITSoneWB (ITSone WorkBench) collects and integrates the high-quality ITS1 reference collection in ITSoneDB with DNA metabarcoding well-established analysis pipelines and new tools in an easy-to-use service addressing the eukaryotic domain of life.

PIPE-T

PIPE-T is the first Galaxy tool for parsing, filtering, normalising, imputing, and analysing RT-qPCR data. PIPE-T integrates the functionalities implemented in various R packages, such as HTqPCR, impute, and RankProd, in a simple, transparent, accessible, reproducible, and user-friendly environment.

News

Quantifying Electrophoresis Gel Bands with QuPath and Galaxy

Gel Electrophoresis is a staple of molecular biology, providing a way to separate DNA, RNA, or proteins by size and charge

Accessing multimessenger TAP server

A new new IVOA-compliant TAP server, currently exposing data from the INTEGRAl mission, is now directly accessible from Galaxy.

July 2025 Galaxy Newsletter

From cutting-edge research to international conferences, Galaxy continues to grow. Get all the updates in this quarter's newsletter!

Exploring Genomics with Galaxy: A Six-Week Internship Journey

My internship experience with assembling genomes and annotating them during a 6 week internship

Galaxy at JOBIM

The JOBIM conference, the annual event of the French bioinformatics and biostatistic community, brought together researchers, educators, and innovators in bioinformatics to discuss cutting-edge tools, workflows, and collaborative efforts. Among the highlights of this year's event was the significant presence of Galaxy. This blog post explores the key contributions, presentations, and innovations centered around Galaxy at JOBIM 2025.

Events

Aug 26 - Aug 28Galaxy @ CoRDI 2025

Do you want to learn how Galaxy can help you with your research and reproducible research data management? Join us at CoRDI!

Sep 3 - Sep 5AnVIL Community Conference 2025

Connect with the AnVIL community this September in Nashville to explore cloud-powered genomics.

Sep 16The European Galaxy team at Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany 2025 (Online event)

Discover how the Galaxy Platform is making data analysis accessible to researchers from all backgrounds. Join a live demo and explore real-world use cases at our webinar during the Postdoc Appreciation Week 2025.