SigRepo_Server is a reproducible framework that enables users to deploy a SigRepo database server either locally or on a Linux-based cloud platform, and interact with it through a set of API endpoints and a user-friendly web interface built with R Shiny.

The server architecture composes of three core components: a MySQL Database Server, a set of Plumber APIs endpoints, and a Shiny Dashboard.

• The MySQL Database Server handles the initialization and management of the SigRepo database, which stores biological signatures, collections, and their associated metadata.
• The Plumber APIs provide endpoints to define the database schema, load essential reference tables (such as organisms, platforms, sample types, etc.), and lastly, store and retrieve difexp objects associated with specific signatures.
• Finally, the Shiny Dashboard offers a user-friendly web interface that connects to both the database and APIs. Through this dashboard, users can import, update, or delete their own signatures or collections in the database using a set of functions from our R client package - SigRepo

MySQL Database Server

Our team has deployed a “SigRepo” MySQL Database Server on Digital Ocean, a cloud-based infrastructure platform used for hosting and managing applications.

• To access the signatures and collections stored in our database, VISIT OUR WEBSITE to create an account or CONTACT US to be added.

• To connect and interact with our database using our “SigRepo” package

• To install a “SigRepo” database instance on your local machine

Shiny Dashboard

We’ve developed an R Shiny Dashboard that would allow users to explore and interact with our SigRepo database directly without the need to install or maintain our client package.

See our web portal at https://sigrepo.org for more details.