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Installing QIIME 2 using Docker

The following QIIME 2 distributions are available as Docker images:

  • amplicon

  • metagenome

  • tiny

Please replace <distribution> with your desired distribution in the installation instructions below.

1. Set up Docker

See https://www.docker.com for details.

2. Download desired QIIME 2 Distribution Image

In a terminal with Docker activated, run:

docker pull quay.io/qiime2/<distribution>:2024.5

3. Confirm the installation

Run the following to confirm that the image was successfully fetched.

docker run -t -i -v $(pwd):/data quay.io/qiime2/<distribution>:2024.5 qiime