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AWS HealthOmics adds support for Nextflow profiles

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AWS HealthOmics now supports Nextflow profiles, allowing users to define and select reusable execution settings at runtime. This feature simplifies switching between different configurations, like development and production, without altering workflow code, reducing errors and accelerating portability. The update benefits users of nf-core workflows and is available across multiple AWS regions.

  • →Support for Nextflow profiles in AWS HealthOmics
  • →Improved workflow management and portability
  • →Integration with nf-core workflows and regional availability
Features (1) ›
  • Support for Nextflow profiles in AWS HealthOmics

    AWS HealthOmics now supports Nextflow profiles, enabling customers to activate predefined execution settings at run time. This allows for reusable settings to be selected at execution, simplifying transitions between environments without modifying workflow source code.

Enhancements (1) ›
  • Improved workflow management and portability

    Nextflow profiles enable clean separation of platform-specific settings from core workflow logic, reducing errors from manual edits and accelerating workflow portability. Users can switch between development and production settings without creating separate workflow definitions.

Notes (1) ›
  • Integration with nf-core workflows and regional availability

    Users of nf-core workflows can now activate built-in and institutional profiles. This feature is available in all AWS HealthOmics Regions, including US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), and multiple European, Israeli, and Asia Pacific regions.

Read the original announcement →

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/aws-healthomics-nextflow-profiles/

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