SAMSON Connect

Use this page to understand what SAMSON Connect is for and where to go for downloads, Marketplace extensions, account settings, shared documents, groups, jobs, and developer resources.

Read it when you need the website workflow around SAMSON. If your next task is only sharing or permissions, you can jump directly to Collaboration or Share documents.

What this page covers

This page explains the main sections of SAMSON Connect and how they connect to downloads, extensions, documents, profiles, collaboration workflows, cloud jobs, and SDK access.

Use this page when

• You need to download SAMSON or find your SAMSON key.
• You want to add, remove, try, or subscribe to SAMSON Extensions.
• You need account settings, profiles, groups, shared documents, or shared cloud jobs.
• You are a developer looking for the SAMSON SDK download and extension distribution path.

You can skip this if

• You only need to open or inspect local structures; start with Loading molecules.
• You already know SAMSON Connect and only need sharing permissions; go to Collaboration.
• You only need to run or monitor remote jobs from SAMSON; go to Cloud computations.

SAMSON Connect is organized into several main sections described below.

Platform

The Platform section gives an overview of the SAMSON Platform. It's the main landing page. You can also create an account on that page.

Pricing

The Pricing section gives an overview and comparison of Plans for SAMSON. You can also find FAQ about plans at the bottom of the Pricing page.

The functionality available in SAMSON might differ depending on the Plan you have.

Note

SAMSON will always have a Free (Starter) plan while some functionality and the number of free SAMSON Extensions might be limited in it.

Marketplace

Access the SAMSON Extensions marketplace to add new SAMSON Extensions. Here you can see all the available SAMSON Extensions, i.e. modules for SAMSON. The image below shows some SAMSON Extensions that can be found there:

When you click on a SAMSON Extension, it takes you to its web-page which provides its description, an information about its authors, the supported operating systems (e.g. Windows, Linux, and Mac), versions of the SAMSON Extension, and the latest versions of SAMSON for which it's available.

SAMSON Extensions can be:

• included depending on you current Plan,
• freely available (can be added from SAMSON Connect),
• available through a subscription mechanism.

For a freely available SAMSON Extension, signed in users may click the Add button to add it to their SAMSON installation.

The added SAMSON Extension is then marked as "Added":

Once SAMSON is restarted, it downloads the SAMSON Extension and installs it automatically.

For a SAMSON Extension available through a subscription mechanism, signed in users may either try them or subscribe to them.

To try an extension, click on the Request trial button. It does not require any credit card information.

An extension in a trial period is marked as "Trying":

To subscribe to an extension, click on the Subscribe button for the monthly or yearly plan. If you have an academic status, then you will be able to subscribe to the academic plan.

An extension to which you subscribed is marked as Subscribed:

To remove a free SAMSON Extension, sign in to your account on SAMSON Connect, then go to Marketplace or to Account > Settings and click on View my extensions, go to the SAMSON Extension you want to remove from your SAMSON installation and open its page, and hover above the Added button - will change to Remove, and then click the Remove button.

To manage your subscriptions, go to Account > Settings and click on View my subscriptions.

This will lead you to the My Subscriptions page where you can manage your subscriptions. Once SAMSON is restarted, the SAMSON Extension will be removed from your SAMSON installation.

The removed SAMSON Extension will still be shown in the section Account > Settings > View my extensions on SAMSON Connect so that you can easily add it later if you wish so.

Resources

Get computing credits, access various documentation, Forum and Blog, and Shared documents.

Computing credits

Buy or get computing credits to perform computations in the Cloud. Continue with Cloud computations when your next step is running or monitoring remote jobs.

Documentation

The Documentation section links to the Documentation center, which provides this User Guide, tutorials for various extensions, the Python Scripting Guide, and the Developer Guide.

Forum

On the SAMSON Connect Forum you can ask your questions about SAMSON, SAMSON Connect, SAMSON Extensions, as well as leave your feedback and suggestions.

Blog

The SAMSON Connect Blog contains some blog posts, tips, etc.:

Shared documents

The SAMSON Connect - Documents section shows shared documents that you can download directly into SAMSON. You can also publish a document right from SAMSON. Shared documents provide a way to share and communicate your work.

Note

See Shared documents and Managing shared documents on SAMSON Connect for more information.

Sign in

Sign in to SAMSON Connect or create a free account if you do not have one.

Once signed in you can click on your user's icon to access your personal account, your SAMSON Extensions, your subscriptions, your shared documents, and, in the case if you are a developer, your developed extensions, and a page to download the SAMSON SDK. From your account you can edit your personal information, get your SAMSON Keys, manage your SAMSON Plan, subscriptions to SAMSON Extensions, buy computing credits.

Account / User menu

Profile

Create and manage your public profile here.

See: Collaboration - Editing your profile.

Groups

Create and manage private or public groups to share documents, jobs, extensions, and other resources.

See: Collaboration - Creating and managing groups.

Documents

Manage your public or private shared documents and control who can access them.

See: Collaboration - Sharing documents.

Jobs

View and share jobs that you run in the cloud from SAMSON. You can control who has access to them.

See: Collaboration - Viewing and sharing jobs on SAMSON Connect.

Developed extensions

Access and manage SAMSON extensions developed by you.

Settings

Here you can:

• Access your SAMSON and SAMSON SDK key
• Manage your plan
• View your extensions
• View your subscriptions
• Buy credits
• Get your referral code

Download

Download SAMSON or SAMSON SDK, the latter of which is necessary if you want to develop your own SAMSON Extension. You can also find your personal SAMSON and SAMSON SDK private keys there, so do not share them with anyone.

Next step

• Continue with Collaboration if you need profiles, groups, permissions, shared documents, or shared jobs in more detail.
• Continue with Extending SAMSON if your next step is extension management or SDK-based development.
• Continue with Loading molecules if you want to publish or download documents from inside SAMSON.