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Login via ELIXIR-AAI, Google, LinkedIn, or your ORCID iD

The ELIXIR Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructure (AAI) enables researchers to use their home organisation credentials or community or commercial identities (e.g. ORCID, LinkedIn, Google) to sign in and access Galaxy.

ELIXIR AAI logo


If you are new to the European Galaxy server, you can click the ELIXIR button to login in via the AAI infrastructure.

Galaxy login screen with ELIXIR AAI button


In the next step, you can choose an identity provider. This can be your home organisation, e.g. your university, or one of the supported commercial providers.

Galaxy login screen with ELIXIR AAI button


If you already have a Galaxy account, you can connect your existing account with ELIXIR by going to your user-preferences:

User preferences


and click the orange ELIXIR login button under "Manage Third-Party Identities".

User preferences without ELIXIR AAI enabled


When you are connected, it will look like this:

Enabled Galaxy account with ELIXIR AAI

If you find issues or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.