> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://manual.microbial-genomes.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://manual.microbial-genomes.org/master/part2/requirements.md).

# Requirements

MiGA requires a system (single computer, cluster, or cloud-computing infrastructure) with Linux or MacOS. If you simply want to access projects previously processed, all you need is `ruby` 2.3+ and the `miga-base` gem. If you want to use MiGA to process your data, please follow these instructions.

MiGA has a relatively long list of requirements, but most of them are easy to install. Find your system below and follow the instructions using:

* [Homebrew](/master/part2/requirements/brew.md) (preferred),
* [`apt-get`](/master/part2/requirements/apt-get.md),
* [Anaconda](/master/part2/requirements/conda.md),
* [Installing from source](/master/part2/requirements/source.md).

Additionally you will need [MyTaxa utils](/master/part2/requirements/mytaxa.md) in order to activate the [MyTaxa](/master/part5/workflow.md#mytaxa) and [MyTaxa Scan](/master/part5/workflow.md#mytaxa-scan) steps (optional).