As announced in a previous post, we offer a Docker version of NCBI BLAST+ that you can use locally or on the Google Cloud where we have pre-loaded BLAST databases. We are happy to announce that the same functionality is now available on the Amazon Cloud. In addition, we now offer 23 different BLAST databases on each cloud platform.
As mentioned before, working with BLAST+ in Docker and the cloud has several advantages:
You can also use the BLAST+ Docker image on any Docker-enabled platform, such as another cloud platform or on your local computer.
See the BLAST+ in the Cloud and database information documentation to get started.
If you have any questions, please email us at blast-help@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Source:Dave Arndt