# how to configure fastq\_dump on a local galaxy build on aws ec2?

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-configure-fastq-dump-on-a-local-galaxy-build-on-aws-ec2/5522>\
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**Tags:** sra, galaxy-local, quality-control\
**Created:** [March 5, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-configure-fastq-dump-on-a-local-galaxy-build-on-aws-ec2/5522 "2021-03-05T12:55:53Z")\
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I have a local install of galaxy running on AWS EC2 and am not able to get fastq to work:

> toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/sra\_tools/fastq\_dump/2.10.9+galaxy0

when i try to fetch an SRR, i receive the following error:

> 2021-03-05T12:48:06 vdb-config.2.10.9 err: condition violated while updating node - Warning: normally this application should not be run as root/superuser

when i look at the stderr, i see:

> This sra toolkit installation has not been configured. Before continuing, please run: vdb-config --interactive For more information, see [SRA in the Cloud](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/docs/sra-cloud/)

the directions at the ncbi have command line instructions that I can’t run from galaxy.

any idea on how to configure fastq\_dump on a local galaxy build?