POD5 is a file format for storing nanopore dna data in an easily accessible way. The format is able to be written in a streaming manner which allows a sequencing instrument to directly write the format.

Data in POD5 is stored using Apache Arrow, allowing users to consume data in many languages using standard tools.

• Version: 0.3.2
• Added: December, 2023
• Link: https://github.com/nanoporetech/pod5-file-format

See versions that are available:

$ module avail pod5

Load one version into your environment and run it:

$ module load pod5/0.3.2
$ pod5 -v

Notes from the sysadmin during installation.

$ sudo mkdir -p /export/apps/pod5/0.3.2
$ sudo chown aorth /export/apps/pod5/0.3.2
$ module load python/3.9
$ python -m venv /export/apps/pod5/0.3.2
$ source /export/apps/pod5/0.3.2/bin/activate
$ pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
$ sudo chown -R root:root /export/apps/pod5/0.3.2