Google Cloud plugin for Nextflow

Summary

The Google Cloud plugin provides support for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Google Cloud Batch as a compute executor and Google Cloud Storage as a file system.

Get Started

To use this plugin, add it to your nextflow.config:

plugins {
    id 'nf-google'
}

Configure your Google Cloud credentials and project:

google {
    project = '<YOUR PROJECT ID>'
    location = 'us-central1'
}

process.executor = 'google-batch'
workDir = 'gs://<YOUR BUCKET>/work'

Authentication can be done via:

• Application Default Credentials
• Service account JSON key file
• Workload Identity (for GKE)

Examples

Basic Google Cloud Batch Configuration

plugins {
    id 'nf-google'
}

google {
    project = 'my-gcp-project'
    location = 'europe-west1'
    batch {
        spot = true
    }
}

process.executor = 'google-batch'
workDir = 'gs://my-bucket/work'

Using Service Account

google {
    project = 'my-gcp-project'
    location = 'us-central1'
    credentials = '/path/to/service-account.json'
}

Machine Type Configuration

process {
    executor = 'google-batch'
    machineType = 'n2-standard-4'
    disk = '100 GB'
}

License

Apache License 2.0