About
Terra is a cloud-native platform designed for biomedical researchers to access data, run analyses, and collaborate securely in the cloud. It supports large-scale scientific workflows, interactive analysis environments, and data sharing under robust security controls. 
This page provides generic instructions on how to access, navigate, and leverage relevant tools in Terra.
Features
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Workspaces where you combine your data, tools, and results in a shared environment.
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Access to public and controlled datasets (including petabytes of data) and the ability to bring in your own files for analysis.
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Analytics modes:
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Workflows (batch pipelines) using e.g. WDL, executed in the cloud.
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Interactive analysis apps (such as Jupyter Notebooks, RStudio, Galaxy) in a Cloud Environment.
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Built-in sharing and collaboration controls: invite collaborators, manage workspace permissions, share data without unnecessary duplication.
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A modern cloud-architecture, where compute and storage scale rather than being confined to a fixed local system.
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Cost and billing transparency: you pay for the cloud resources you use, not for idle machines.
Work with AD Knowledge Portal Data in Terra
Log In to Terra
To begin, visit the Terra homepage and click Sign In or Get Started.
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Create your account: you may use Google SSO or another identity provider (depending on your institution).
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Set up or link a Google Cloud Billing account (for Terra on GCP) or follow your institution’s process.
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Once your account and billing project are ready, create a workspace or request access to an existing shared workspace.
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Purchase compute power through your Terra account following Terra’s Get Started instructions. If you want to try Terra, you can receive a $300 Google credit here.
Send ADKP Data to your Terra Workspace
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Create or login to your Synapse account.
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Fulfill all access requirements for the data that will be exported to Terra. For controlled access data, this will require submission and approval of your Data Access Request. See: Access Data.
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Follow the instructions to send AD Knowledge Portal data to a TRE. https://sagebionetworks.jira.com/wiki/spaces/APD/pages/edit-v2/4879417367#Getting-Started
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Follow the on-screen prompts to: 1) Choose Terra.bio as your analysis platform, and 2) Select your target workspace in Terra.
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Once complete, your selected files will be available in your Terra workspace with full analysis functionality.
Getting Started
Terra’s Quickstart Guide includes curated workspaces to help get you started with hands-on practice. Learn about data tables, workflows, and notebooks in the Terra on GCP Quickstart workspace.
Service Support
Visit Terra Support for additional self-service learning resources.
Disclaimer: Sage Bionetworks may integrate with, and provide links to, compute environments as an alternative to downloading files. These integrations do not signify an endorsement of any particular environment by Sage Bionetworks or funders, nor do they alter the relationship between Sage Bionetworks, existing data contributors, project sponsors or funders, or computational providers. It is the responsibility of individual users to review and comply with the terms of data use for each compute environment, as well as for the AD Knowledge Portal.