Download Star Bin Site

Download the latest release from and uncompress it. # Get latest STAR source from releases wget https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR/ STAR manual 2.7.0a

Once the index is ready, running the alignment will automatically generate several report files, including the file, which serves as the primary alignment summary report. Command Example:

Reads that map to more than one location. Download STAR bin

The most direct way to obtain STAR is via its official GitHub repository.

Before you can align reads and generate a report, you must create a genome index from your reference FASTA and GTF files. Download the latest release from and uncompress it

After the run, look for . This report includes critical metrics such as:

STAR --runThreadN [threads] \ --runMode genomeGenerate \ --genomeDir /path/to/index/ \ --genomeFastaFiles /path/to/genome.fasta \ --sjdbGTFfile /path/to/annotation.gtf Use code with caution. 3. Run Alignment and Generate Report The most direct way to obtain STAR is

If you use Anaconda or Miniconda, you can install it through the Bioconda channel : conda install -c bioconda star Use code with caution. 2. Generate a Genome Index