[ensembl-dev] Setting up a local cached instance of VEP REST API

[Cyriac Kandoth]

Hi devs,

I'm trying to set up a local cached instance of the VEP REST API, and this
link has been very helpful -
https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-rest/wiki/REST-Installation-and-Development

I modified those instructions for CentOS and this is where I am right now -
https://gist.github.com/ckandoth/a7bb6b79964926ed4263b0c869d97a96

The following command works if *ensembl_rest.conf* contains *host =
ensembldb.ensembl.org <http://ensembldb.ensembl.org>*

> curl -L http://localhost:3000/info/ping?content-type=application/json
{"ping":1}

*Q1*. If I set *host = useastdb.ensembl.org <http://useastdb.ensembl.org>*
instead, then it returns:

{"error":"Database is unavailable"}

*Q2*. Did I properly install the VEP REST service using the gist above?

*Q3*. Instead of using the remote database, I was trying to set up a local
instance of everything. Can you point me the right way?

Thanks!

~Cyriac
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