How to Host Shiny Apps on the DigitalOcean App Platform: a Review

Peter Solymos
Peter Solymos
How to Host Shiny Apps on the DigitalOcean App Platform: a Review
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Publish Shiny apps directly to the DigitalOcean App Platform without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.

The DigitalOcean App Platform lets you deploy containerized Shiny apps at any scale. However, there is definitely no free lunch on the App Platform.

Let's look at the attributes of the App Platform as a hosting option for Shiny apps, including cost, maintenance/deployment, security, branding, and user management.

App Platform plans

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