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Next Steps

Congratulations on completing the Hello Plugins training course and thank you for completing our survey.

1. Top 3 ways to continue your plugin journey

Here are our top three recommendations for what to do next based on the course you just completed.

1.1. Explore the plugin registry

Browse the Nextflow Plugin Registry to see what plugins are available. You'll find plugins for:

  • Input validation (nf-schema)
  • Cloud platform integration (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
  • Notifications (Slack, Teams)
  • Provenance tracking
  • And much more

Understanding what's already available can save you time and inspire ideas for your own plugins.

1.2. Study existing plugin source code

Look at the source code of popular plugins to see how they're structured and implemented. The nf-hello plugin is intentionally simple and well-documented. The official plugins repository contains more complex examples including executors and filesystem implementations.

1.3. Build something useful

The best way to learn is by building. Think about functionality you've wanted in Nextflow but couldn't find. Some ideas:

  • Custom logging or reporting for your organization
  • Integration with internal tools or APIs
  • Domain-specific utility functions
  • Notifications to your preferred platform

Start small, get it working, then iterate.

2. Get help from the community

The Nextflow community is friendly and helpful.

If you build a useful plugin, consider sharing it with the community through the plugin registry.

3. Continue your Nextflow training

If you haven't already, check out our other training courses:

That's it for now

Good luck building amazing plugins and don't hesitate to share your work with the community.