# nf-core/configs: azurebatch Configuration

To be used with the `azurebatch` profile by specifying the `-profile azurebatch` when running nf-core pipelines.
Custom queue and storage need to be supplied with `params.az_location`, `params.batch_name`, `params.batch_key`, `params.storage_name`, `params.sas_token`.

## Required Parameters

### `--az_location`

The Azure Batch region where the computation is executed in VMs. Default (`westus2`).

### `--batch_name`

The Azure Batch account name.

### `--batch_key`

The Azure Batch account key.

### `--storage_name`

The Azure Blob Storage name.

### `--sas_token`

The Azure Blob Storage shared access signature token.

### `-w`

The Azure Blob container to be used as Nextflow work directory (`-w az://work`).

## Azure Batch Setup

Please refer to the [Nextflow](https://www.nextflow.io/docs/edge/azure.html) documentation which describe how to setup the Azure Batch environment.