Setup Instructions

Optional — for local installation after the workshop

NoteFor the workshop, just use the online version!

big-demo.shinyapps.io/bigapp-main

The instructions below are for installing BIGapp on your own computer, which you might want to do after the workshop for working with your own data.

Local Installation

Step 1: Install R

Download and install R (version 4.4.0 or higher) from CRAN.

Step 2: Install BIGapp

Open R and run these commands:

# Install required package managers
if (!require("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE))
    install.packages("BiocManager")
install.packages("remotes")

# Install BIGapp (this may take 10-20 minutes)
BiocManager::install("Breeding-Insight/BIGapp", dependencies = TRUE)

Step 3: Run BIGapp

library(BIGapp)
BIGapp::run_app()

BIGapp will open in your web browser.

Troubleshooting

Try installing in a fresh R session. If you still have issues:

  1. Note the exact error message
  2. Open an issue on GitHub
  3. Include your operating system and R version (R.version.string)

You may need Xcode command line tools:

xcode-select --install

RStudio (Optional)

RStudio provides a nicer interface for running R, but it’s not required for BIGapp.