Installing the UCSC Genome Browser on the Synology NAS

This post is constantly updated as I progress through the (hopefully will culminate in working) process.

1. Read instructions here which brought me to here

2. Did the QuickStart
2a. Created databases hgcentral and hg19 via phpMyAdmin
2b. Populated directories (/volume1/@database/mysql/) via rsync commands listed

DETOUR #1! Requirements. I already have apache and mysql, but upon checking, do not have make, gcc and the rest. Off to install (if it is possible).

3. Fortunately it can be
3a. Install optware ipkg
http://www.vspecialist.co.uk/how-to-install-ipkg-on-a-synology-nas/
http://pcloadletter.co.uk/2011/08/02/serviio-0-6-on-synology-nas/
3b. Remember to add /opt/bin and /opt/sbin to your PATH
3c. Run ipkg install crosstool-native optware-devel gcc

Installation instructions

4. [Under Step1] Add options to httpd.conf

4a. I'm not sure if mysql devel packages are in Synology, so I'll skip this step first