From 3523d39b26b9ea693ce7a106ae2698ccb34be27f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Valentin Schneider-Lunitz Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:54:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] update sandbox docu Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider-Lunitz --- docs/sandbox/index.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/sandbox/index.md b/docs/sandbox/index.md index be719c7..c5ea7c6 100644 --- a/docs/sandbox/index.md +++ b/docs/sandbox/index.md @@ -8,6 +8,39 @@ worrying about infrastructure limitations or having to manage complex server environments. The GA4GH Cloud APIs give you access to powerful tools and resources that allow you to focus on your research goals, not IT. +## Funnel +Funnel is an open-source distributed workflow execution system designed as a reference implementation +of the GA4GH Task Execution Service (TES) specification. Its primary purpose is to provide a standardized +API for running containerized computational workloads across heterogeneous infrastructure, +including Kubernetes clusters, cloud providers, and on-premises environments. In multi-omics computing, +researchers often need to execute thousands of Docker-based analysis jobs across diverse compute environments. +Funnel abstracts the underlying infrastructure behind the GA4GH TES API, allowing clients to +submit tasks without being tied to a specific cluster scheduler or cloud platform. + +See [Funnel deployment]( ../services/funnel.md) for a detailed instruction of service deployment. + +## TESK +TESK (Task Execution Service for Kubernetes) is an open-source implementation of the +GA4GH Task Execution Service (TES) standard that provides a Kubernetes-native backend for executing +containerized scientific workloads. It is part of the ELIXIR Cloud & AAI ecosystem and serves as the +cloud-native counterpart to Funnel. + +## Poiesis +Poiesis is a cloud-native implementation of the GA4GH Task Execution Service (TES) v1.1.0 +designed specifically for Kubernetes environments. Like TESK and Funnel, it exposes a +standards-compliant TES API for running containerized computational workloads, +but its architecture emphasizes stateless execution, strong authentication, +Kubernetes-native operations, and task handling + +See [Poiesis GitHub repo](https://github.com/JaeAeich/poiesis) for detailed instructions. + +## Authentication with LS Login +Life Science Login (LS Login), also known as the Life Science Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure [(LS AAI)](https://elixir-europe.org/platforms/compute/aai), is the federated identity and access management platform used across ELIXIR and numerous European life-science research infrastructures. It provides a single authentication and authorization layer that enables researchers to access scientific services, datasets, workflows, and computational resources using their existing institutional or community identities. + +LS Login evolved from the original ELIXIR AAI and became the primary authentication platform in 2022 after integration with multiple European life-science infrastructures + +Various examples of LS Login deployment examples can be found [here](../services/services_to_ls_aai.md) + !!! warning "Under construction" More info coming soon...