## Using the SBC_ShARC Institutional Configuration Profile
To use [`sbc_sharc.config`](../conf/sbc_sharc.config), run nextflow with an nf-core pipeline using `-profile sbc_sharc` (note the single hyphen).
This will download and launch [`sbc_sharc.config`](../conf/sbc_sharc.config) which has been pre-configured with a setup suitable for the ShARC cluster and will automatically load the appropriate pipeline-specific configuration file.
The following nf-core pipelines have been successfully configured for use on the the [University of Sheffield ShARC cluster](https://docs.hpc.shef.ac.uk/en/latest/index.html):
When using [`sbc_sharc.config`](../conf/sbc_sharc.config) with the pipelines listed above, the appropriate configuration file from the list below will be loaded automatically:
The [`sbc_sharc.config`](../conf/sbc_sharc.config) configuration file might work with other nf-core pipelines as it stands but we cannot guarantee they will run without issue. We will be continuing to create, test and optimise configurations for new pipelines in the future.
## A Note on Singularity Containers
The [`sbc_sharc.config`](../conf/sbc_sharc.config) configuration file supports running nf-core pipelines with Singularity containers; Singularity images will be downloaded automatically before execution of the pipeline.
When you run nextflow for the first time, Singularity will create a hidden directory `.singularity` in your `$HOME` directory `/home/$USER` which has very very limited (10GB) space available. It is therefore a good idea to create a directory somewhere else (e.g., `/data/$USER`) with more room and link the locations. To do this, run the following series of commands:
