Adding new worker nodes

  1. To launch a new Pulsar node, go to https://launch.usegalaxy.org/catalog/appliance/pulsar-standalone. We are using the Galaxy Cloud Bursting appliance, which is a leveraging the Pulsar application as a remote Galaxy job runner.
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  1. You may be asked to login through a social network provider.
  2. Once logged in, fill in the following fields:
    1. The target cloud you want to launch in
    2. Provide or choose your credentials for the selected cloud
    3. Click the ‘Test and use these Credentials button’ to validate them
    4. Click next
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  1. Finally, select the size of the Virtual Machine you want, and click Launch.
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  1. Simply launching the node is enough, the GalaxyCloudRunner will now pick up your new nodes by querying the CloudLaunch API.