# Editing Config Files to connect to a Cluster

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/editing-config-files-to-connect-to-a-cluster/1789>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** devops-administration, galaxy-local, cluster\
**Created:** [July 19, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/editing-config-files-to-connect-to-a-cluster/1789 "2019-07-19T20:06:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcpasion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@jcpasion](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jcpasion)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/editing-config-files-to-connect-to-a-cluster/1789/1 "2019-07-19T20:06:51Z")

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Hello everyone,

I have an HPC cluster set up, and I used git to pull the latest version of galaxy into the Master node of my cluster. Now I am at the stage where I need to edit the config files. I was reading the documentation, and it seems like the steps to take are:

in the config directory, copy the `galaxy.yml.sample` and `job_config.yml.sample` as `galaxy.yml` and `job_config.yml`, within the same directory

Change settings in those files

Do `sh run.sh`

Am I correct?

Also I am planning to use SLURM as a job manager, anyone have experience with setting up configs files for that?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![marten](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/marten/32/6_2.png) [@marten](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/marten)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/editing-config-files-to-connect-to-a-cluster/1789/2 "2019-07-19T20:16:34Z")

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For Slurm the important reads are [here](https://docs.galaxyproject.org/en/master/admin/cluster.html) and [here](https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/admin/tutorials/connect-to-compute-cluster/tutorial.html).

Using the `run.sh` script is a good start but for production you might want to look into managing the Galaxy processes using [supervisor](https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/admin/tutorials/systemd-supervisor/slides.html#1).

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**Author:** ![jcpasion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@jcpasion](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jcpasion)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/editing-config-files-to-connect-to-a-cluster/1789/3 "2019-07-19T20:20:01Z")

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Perfect reply, thanks! I’ll check these out and run the tutorial.

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**Author:** ![jennaj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/jennaj/32/27_2.png) [@jennaj](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jennaj)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/editing-config-files-to-connect-to-a-cluster/1789/4 "2026-03-17T06:27:45Z")

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Closed on March 17, 2026, 6:27am UTC