Cryosparc, fresh install of v2.11

Install, Configure and Update
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We are fighting a install forced by an OS upgrade.
We were running v2.9 on Suse 13.2 and now have Leap 15.1 with Cryosparc v2.11.

The prior install was done rather piecemeal and it just isn’t coming together correctly.

We are thinking of creating a new cryosparc user, giving it a new installation directory and starting from scratch. Issues that concern us are the move from master/worker to standalone, which I hope is as simple as just using a different switch on the install.sh script. The second issue is the location of the database, current database is outside of the cryosparc tree, we know there is a --dbpath switch but are concerned that a fresh install pointing to this location might overwrite the data, create a new database wiping out the existing. We also note that the installation instructions recommend that the database remain under the cryosparc installation tree - and we aren’t looking to create new trouble for ourselves.

Advice on how to proceed with a new installation?

thank you,
Brian

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Hi @BrianCuttler,

creating a new cryosparc user, giving it a new installation directory

concerned that a fresh install pointing to this location might overwrite the data

If you create a new system user to install cryoSPARC, wouldn’t that user get a new HOME directory? Is it possible to use this directory as cryoSPARC’s home? Either way, it’s best to use the

move from master/worker to standalone, which I hope is as simple as just using a different switch on the install.sh script

This is correct, the “standalone” installation is just a modification of the install script to do the installation for the master and the worker all at the same time

You can use the --dbpath <db_path> to create a new db directory. Do not specify the old path, it will be re-written.

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Stephan,

Great, thank you!