# \#terra **URL:** https://help.anvilproject.org/tag/terra/3.md [Latest](https://help.anvilproject.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://help.anvilproject.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://help.anvilproject.org/tags.md) --- ## [Release schedule for base images on AnVIL/Terra](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/release-schedule-for-base-images-on-anvil-terra/390)
**Author:** [@camancuso](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/camancuso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/release-schedule-for-base-images-on-anvil-terra/390 "2026-09-16T15:47:20Z")
I might have missed this somewhere, but is there a release schedule for when the base images on Terra/AnVIL are updated? Or how long in advance they tell people? Or if old versions of the images are still useable after a… --- ## [Longer than normal start up times](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/longer-than-normal-start-up-times/389)
**Author:** [@camancuso](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/camancuso)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/longer-than-normal-start-up-times/389 "2026-05-12T15:39:47Z")
I have noticed that creating computational environments on Terra/AnVIL is taking much longer than usual. Using the same start up script which installs packages using BiocManager::install() , last year it would take about… --- ## [GPU Availability on AnVIL](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/gpu-availability-on-anvil/367)
**Author:** [@avahoffman](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/avahoffman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/gpu-availability-on-anvil/367 "2026-01-08T14:17:26Z")
Hi readers! Passing along a question about our GPU availability on AnVIL: Check out predefinedMachineType. You should be able to use any GPU available on GCP. See this Terra release note See relevant Cromwell documen… --- ## [Workflow "out of memory" issue](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/workflow-out-of-memory-issue/350)
**Author:** [@yxhan](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/yxhan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/workflow-out-of-memory-issue/350 "2025-12-02T17:46:12Z")
Dear AnVIL Community, I’d like to learn your experience with WholeGenomeGermlineSingleSample v3.3.4 workflow. I consistently encounter “out of memory” errors at the MarkDuplicates stage. From my understanding, the memo… --- ## [“Retry with More Memory” feature for Terra workflow](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/retry-with-more-memory-feature-for-terra-workflow/347)
**Author:** [@yxhan](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/yxhan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/retry-with-more-memory-feature-for-terra-workflow/347 "2025-09-17T13:18:27Z")
\*\*Wondering why the “Retry with More Memory” feature is “Disabled“ for the Terra workfow “1-WholeGenomeGermlineSingleSample”. So should we pre-set the memory by setting the “memory\_multiplier“ values?\*\* \*\*Thanks in adv… --- ## [Terra warp-pipelines out of memory issue](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/terra-warp-pipelines-out-of-memory-issue/321)
**Author:** [@yxhan](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/yxhan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/terra-warp-pipelines-out-of-memory-issue/321 "2025-07-25T13:40:25Z")
Hello~ I am using the Terra workflow \[warp-pipelines/1-WholeGenomeGermlineSingleSample\] to try the variants calling. The input files are the uBAMs, which size ranges from 4GB - 40GB for each. As we did high depth WGS, t… --- ## [Username Change Request](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/username-change-request/320)
**Author:** [@yxhan](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/yxhan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/username-change-request/320 "2025-07-23T19:19:06Z")
Hello, I’d like to request a username change or get in touch with a site moderator. Could someone assist me? Thanks! --- ## [Gcloud with start up script on jupyter](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/gcloud-with-start-up-script-on-jupyter/304)
**Author:** [@camancuso](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/camancuso)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/gcloud-with-start-up-script-on-jupyter/304 "2025-06-02T14:21:57Z")
I’m trying to copy some files from one terra gcp bucket to a computational environment that I spin up. I’m trying to use the command (made up bucket id) gcloud storage cp --recursive "gs://fc-1111-111-1111-111111/module… --- ## [What is the best way to manage WDL and json files?](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-manage-wdl-and-json-files/300)
**Author:** [@truckload](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/truckload)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-manage-wdl-and-json-files/300 "2025-05-08T18:50:07Z")
Hi, I went through the tutorial video on working with a WDL. I wonder if people use command line in the terminal to move files, editing them using vi in the terminal, and validating WDL and uploading the final version o… --- ## [Software installation](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/software-installation/270)
**Author:** [@truckload](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/truckload)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/software-installation/270 "2025-02-27T16:38:09Z")
Where can I find a list of software that are readily available on the Terra workspace terminal. Can I install software by myself using sudo command? More specifically, is git installed on Terra workspace? Would you plea… --- ## [Use service account to access data in AnVIL\_GTEx\_V8\_hg38 workspace](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/use-service-account-to-access-data-in-anvil-gtex-v8-hg38-workspace/202)
**Author:** [@Roderic\_Guigo](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Roderic_Guigo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/use-service-account-to-access-data-in-anvil-gtex-v8-hg38-workspace/202 "2024-08-02T14:54:05Z")
Hi all, we are planning to perform some analyses on GCP using the BAM files from the AnVIL\_GTEx\_V8\_hg38 workspace (terra-6c7f2bca). We have access to the files with our gmail account linked to Terra (the same I am using… --- ## [Error message: Bucket is a requester pays bucket but no user project provided](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/error-message-bucket-is-a-requester-pays-bucket-but-no-user-project-provided/107)
**Author:** [@Ignazio\_Piras](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Ignazio_Piras)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/error-message-bucket-is-a-requester-pays-bucket-but-no-user-project-provided/107 "2022-02-24T19:58:21Z")
Good morning, I was approved by dbGap to access the dataset phs002004. However, the genotypic data are not available on dbGap but on \[Datasets - AnVIL Data Explorer\] I am able to see the datasets in my Terra workspace… --- ## [Download files from Cloud environment](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/download-files-from-cloud-environment/64)
**Author:** [@edmundotogo](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/edmundotogo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/download-files-from-cloud-environment/64 "2022-01-04T19:49:28Z")
Hi there, I’m not sure how to download a file created in the Cloud bash environment. I summarized results from multiple Workflow jobs using the bash terminal but cannot find how I am able to download these afterwards. … --- ## [Exchange billing account for an existing workspace](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/exchange-billing-account-for-an-existing-workspace/65)
**Author:** [@edmundotogo](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/edmundotogo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/exchange-billing-account-for-an-existing-workspace/65 "2022-01-04T19:41:10Z")
I’m wondering if it is possible to exchange the billing account on an existing workspace. I activated the new billing account on Terra but have not found a way to modify this for my workspace. --- ## [Unable to access Galaxy instance on older or new workspaces](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/unable-to-access-galaxy-instance-on-older-or-new-workspaces/60)
**Author:** [@edmundotogo](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/edmundotogo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/unable-to-access-galaxy-instance-on-older-or-new-workspaces/60 "2021-12-03T19:27:50Z")
Hi, I have an older persistent disk (February 2021) that I tried to access, or at least delete. I am unable to do so. Instead I get the following errors: I tried creating a new workspace to build a new Galaxy inst… --- ## [Public dissemination of derived data on AnVIL?](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/public-dissemination-of-derived-data-on-anvil/53)
**Author:** [@melissacline](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/melissacline)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/public-dissemination-of-derived-data-on-anvil/53 "2021-09-14T17:17:41Z")
Hi folks, I have data in one of my workspaces that I’d like to make publicly-accessible, for API access for users outside of AnVIL. The data is summary-level variant interpretation evidence, to be integrated into ClinG… --- ## [Load error when selecting 'Workspaces' tab](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/load-error-when-selecting-workspaces-tab/43)
**Author:** [@avahoffman](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/avahoffman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/load-error-when-selecting-workspaces-tab/43 "2021-05-19T17:11:26Z")
I’m experiencing a load error when selecting the ‘Workspaces’ tab at https://anvil.terra.bio/#workspaces: Clicking ‘details’ gives the message s.split is not a function: --- ## [Workflow execution status in Terra](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/workflow-execution-status-in-terra/37)
**Author:** [@mschatz](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/mschatz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/workflow-execution-status-in-terra/37 "2021-03-17T14:03:17Z")
We launched a Workflow on Terra on Friday over 3202 samples. The workflow has about 8 major phases that are listed as individual WDL tasks. Is there a way to summarize the overall status of the job with how many jobs hav… --- ## [Best practice for sharing data and compute with students in a class](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/best-practice-for-sharing-data-and-compute-with-students-in-a-class/31)
**Author:** [@lwaldron](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/lwaldron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/best-practice-for-sharing-data-and-compute-with-students-in-a-class/31 "2021-03-01T15:10:14Z")
What are best practices for providing free compute and sharing data+course materials students in a class, for the duration of a semester? I’ve started out, and so far I am using git to distribute materials (which seemed… --- ## [Increasing computational resources for Galaxy on Terra?](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/increasing-computational-resources-for-galaxy-on-terra/28)
**Author:** [@edmundotogo](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/edmundotogo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/increasing-computational-resources-for-galaxy-on-terra/28 "2021-02-23T22:46:02Z")
Curious to know if increasing resources in Terra is possible (possibly in the works?). Right now these are the current values I see: