Kinomer

This is the new repository for the Kinomer application.

Prerequisites

Install Docker and Docker Compose: Docker Installation Guide

Overview

Kinomer is a web application for protein kinase classification and analysis. The stack consists of:

• Apache HTTP Server: Serves the web application with CGI support for Perl scripts
• PostgreSQL Database: Stores kinase sequences, species, and classification data
• Perl/BioPerl: Backend processing with HMMER2 for sequence analysis

Configuration

Copy the example environment file:

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env to set your database credentials (or use defaults for development):

POSTGRES_DB=your_database_name
POSTGRES_USER=your_username
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your_password
POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=your_auth_method

Starting the Application

Start the entire stack:

docker compose up

For development with live code reloading:

make dev

Access the application at: http://localhost:8080/kinomer/

Stopping the Application

docker compose down