docs/quickstart.rst
.. _quickstart:
Quickstart (for the impatient)
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First, install the `anaconda <https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/>`_ scientific Python distribution.
Install the release version of YANK from the `omnia Anaconda Cloud channel <https://anaconda.org/omnia/yank>`_ (check
out our detailed :doc:`installation <installation>` section):
.. code-block:: bash
$ conda install -c conda-forge -c omnia yank
Go to the ``examples/p-xylene-implicit`` directory to find an example of computing the binding affinity of p-xylene to T4 lysozyme L99A in implicit solvent:
.. code-block:: bash
$ cd ~/anaconda/share/yank/examples/p-xylene-implicit
Run an alchemical free energy calculation (in serial mode) using the parameters specified in the ``yank.yaml`` file:
.. code-block:: bash
$ yank script --yaml=yank.yaml
Alternatively, the simulation can be :doc:`run in MPI mode <running>` if you have multiple GPUs available.
Analyze the simulation data:
.. code-block:: bash
$ yank analyze --store=experiments