# Phylogenetics tutorial running on galaxy-local

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/phylogenetics-tutorial-running-on-galaxy-local/14225>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** devops-administration, galaxy-local, evolution\
**Created:** [December 20, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/phylogenetics-tutorial-running-on-galaxy-local/14225 "2024-12-20T11:02:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![monikasharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@monikasharma](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/monikasharma)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/phylogenetics-tutorial-running-on-galaxy-local/14225/1 "2024-12-20T11:02:09Z")

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I have installed Galaxy Local on my iMac and have been exploring the [Phylogenetics Training Tutorial](https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/evolution/tutorials/abc_intro_phylo/tutorial.html). When I completed the tutorial on the [usegalaxy.org](http://usegalaxy.org) server, it took me around 15-20 minutes at most.

However, when I installed all the required tools on my locally installed Galaxy instance and repeated the tutorial, the process took significantly longer, especially for generating a Neighbor-Joining tree with FastTree where it is taking hours to complete and still shows in progress. [Image attached]

 ![Image1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/galaxy/original/2X/0/0a3a95b1dcf2fb58d1ca69cf325a48f536b34447.png)

Am I missing something in the setup or configuration? This is my first time using Galaxy Local, so I’m wondering if there’s an optimization step I’ve overlooked.

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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:** [December 21, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/phylogenetics-tutorial-running-on-galaxy-local/14225/2 "2024-12-21T01:11:47Z")

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Hi @monikasharma

We have administrative tutorials here to get you started. Maybe review then let us know if you have any questions?

> [@Private Galaxy Servers](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/private-galaxy-servers/10861/1):
>
> ### Local Galaxy
> 
> A local Galaxy server is a choice for personal use, and can be scaled to support multiple users.
> 
> Your service can be hosted publicly or privately. Connect to local, institutional, or commercial cloud computing resources and customize your usage policies.
> 
> 💻 Local Galaxy
> 
> - Training Network [Galaxy server administration training](https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/admin/)
> - Technical Documentation [Galaxy releases, plus Admin and Development docs](https://docs.galaxyproject.org)
> - Open-source code base [GalaxyProject Github repositories](https://github.com/galaxyproject)
> 
> ### Docker Galaxy
> 
> Much comes pre-configured, and common administrative tasks are simpler to implement and maintain. Be sure to review the repository’s README for these custom instructions.
> 
> 🐋 Docker Galaxy
> 
> - [Galaxy Docker - Galaxy Community Hub](https://galaxyproject.org/use/galaxy-docker/)

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For job performance overall, these are the places you could start the review.

- [https://docs.galaxyproject.org/en/master/admin/scaling.html](https://docs.galaxyproject.org/en/master/admin/scaling.html)
- [Galaxy Job Configuration — Galaxy Project 24.1.0.dev0 documentation](https://docs.galaxyproject.org/en/master/admin/jobs.html)

Hope this helps! 🙂

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**Author:** ![bjoern.gruening](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/bjoern.gruening/32/10_2.png) [@bjoern.gruening](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/bjoern.gruening)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/phylogenetics-tutorial-running-on-galaxy-local/14225/3 "2024-12-28T21:28:52Z")

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In addition to @jennaj very comprehensive answer, I can only add that Galaxy Admins can configure all tools to have certain amounts of memory and CPUs and other resources. This can speed up significantly processing of some tools/workflows, but is highly dependent on the resources available to you.

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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, 4:43am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/phylogenetics-tutorial-running-on-galaxy-local/14225/4 "2026-03-17T04:43:49Z")

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Closed on March 17, 2026, 4:43am UTC