Overview

ReproMan simplifies creation and management of computational resources for reproducible research. It provides tools for managing resources and running analyses with full execution provenance tracking.

What ReproMan Does

ReproMan addresses key challenges in computational research by managing two core concepts:

• Resources: Computing targets like local Docker containers, remote SSH servers, or cloud instances

• Execution: Running analyses on these resources with comprehensive provenance tracking and environment management

ReproMan acts as a unified interface across different resource types, allowing you to:

• Create and manage computational resources consistently

• Execute analyses with automatic provenance capture and environment setup

• Track computational workflows for full reproducibility

What ReproMan Provides

Provenance

Every execution is automatically tracked with detailed metadata including:

• Input and output files

• Execution environment details

• Command parameters and batch system information

• Complete audit trail for reproducibility

Reproducibility

ReproMan captures sufficient information to:

• Recreate computational environments

• Rerun analyses with identical conditions

• Share reproducible workflows with collaborators

• Validate research results

Resource Management

Unified interface for diverse computing resources:

• Local environments (Docker containers, shell)

• Remote systems (SSH, HPC clusters)

• Cloud platforms (AWS, with batch processing support)

• Consistent commands across all resource types

Data Movement and Version Control

ReproMan orchestrates data movement to and from remote resources, handling:

• Input data transfer to execution environments

• Output collection and retrieval after processing

• Integration with DataLad for comprehensive data management

This provides a complete solution for reproducible computational research workflows.