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

Peter Solymos -

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