# GTDB-Tk, reference data, and job queues: leave jobs queued for this competitive cluster group!

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**Category:** usegalaxy.eu support\
**Tags:** tool-help, gtdb\_to\_taxdump\
**Created:** [August 4, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/gtdb-tk-reference-data-and-job-queues-leave-jobs-queued-for-this-competitive-cluster-group/18237 "2026-08-04T21:16:46Z")\
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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:** [August 4, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/gtdb-tk-reference-data-and-job-queues-leave-jobs-queued-for-this-competitive-cluster-group/18237/2 "2026-08-04T22:05:00Z")

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Welcome @horikini

Hopefully we can help! Yes, the tool does appear to be processing as expected [UseGalaxy.eu](http://UseGalaxy.eu) → [How to see the UseGalaxy.eu job queue statistics - #2 by jennaj](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-see-the-usegalaxy-eu-job-queue-statistics/11837/2)

### Updated Homepage

The view on the server homepage changed a bit recently, so this is how the same landmarks are now organized:

 ![2026_usegalaxy-eu-usage-statistics](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/galaxy/original/2X/8/8caf93f0935a21711832281d2fe8cfe1c79827cb.png)

### GTDB-Tk status

I see about 120 queued jobs right now (seems to range between 110-140 recently), and the server is processing through about 4 of these jobs concurrently at any particular time.

 ![gtdb-tk-queued](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/galaxy/original/2X/4/4038758f58b5e8a34f2b895cf494d441277d8561.png)

 ![gtdb-tk-running](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/galaxy/original/2X/0/01e0c2e053b9d222070dd32d25727fd7c18398f3.png)

### Reference data, node resources, and combined impact on throughput

The reference data is _extremely large_ (as I am sure you know!) and the 4 dedicated nodes are given significant working memory resources as compared to most if not all other tools. Leaving your job(s) queued will be important to keep them competitive for a slot in the processing!

More discussion in these topics have similar advice to this. #gtdbtk_classify_wf

And, if you are looking for a workflow, these are our HTP versions from the IWC!

- ⚙ [MAGs taxonomy annotation | IWC](https://iwc.galaxyproject.org/workflow/mags-taxonomy-annotation-main/)
- ⚙ [Intergalactic Workflow Commission](https://iwc.galaxyproject.org/?filter=Microbiome&q=mags) (All MAGs)

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Did this help to explain what is going on and to know what to do? Follow up questions are welcome. 🙂

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