Flywheel is a research data platform that provides the tools needed for data import, automated curation, image processing, machine learning workflows, and secure collaboration.
Continue reading to learn more about how to get started in Flywheel as a user, administrator, or Gear developer.
To begin, sign in to Flywheel. Each Flywheel site has their own unique URL. For example: https://yourinstitution.flywheel.io. You will most likely use your university or institution's credentials to sign in via CILogon.
Ask your Flywheel site admin if you are not sure which authentication method to use.
Note: Your sign in screen will look different depending on which authentication methods your site uses.
Flywheel basics
Getting started: users
If you are a new user, read through our getting started guide to get up and running with Flywheel:
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Creating a project - Create a project to hold all data related to a study
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Adding data - Getting new or historical data into Flywheel
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Roles and permissions - how roles and permissions affect what data you can see and interact with
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Viewing images - View, label, and annotate images
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Gears - Automate data management tasks
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Search - Finding data in Flywheel
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Data views - Create reports across groups and projects
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Downloading data - Exporting data from Flywheel
Getting started: site admin
If you are a new site admin, read through these articles to learn more about how to configure Flywheel to fit your research needs:
Setting up Flywheel
The basics for getting up and running with Flywheel:
Once you have set up the basics, customize Flywheel to fit your workflow:
Tools to use when contacting Flywheel support or performing an audit:
Advanced configuration
It is rare that you will need to update these configurations, but it is a good to understand their purpose:
Getting started: Gear developer
To get started, watch out Webinar series: Intro to Flywheel Gear Building or check out our Gear Building Tutorial
SDK documentation is found on Gitlab: