Heroku - Hosting Data Apps

Scaling Shiny Apps for Python and R: Sticky Sessions on Heroku

Scaling Shiny apps requires load balancing with session affinity which is not a trivial matter. Read on to see how to do that on Heroku.

12 min read Nov 7, 2022

General public

How Many Shiny Apps Can You Host for Free?

Peter Solymos

It is easy to get started with Shiny – luckily, your apps can be hosted for free to be shared with the world.

5 min read Dec 16, 2021

Review public

How to Pick the Right Hosting Option for Your Shiny App

Peter Solymos

You mastered Shiny, your app is production-ready. Here are the different ways of hosting it. This post helps you pick one that best suits your needs!

6 min read Nov 4, 2021

Heroku members

How to Host Shiny Apps on Heroku: a Review

Peter Solymos

Heroku is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) to deploy apps without worrying about infrastructure.

4 min read Aug 26, 2021

Heroku public

Deploying Shiny Apps to Heroku with Docker and GitHub Actions

Peter Solymos

The Heroku platform is ideal for Shiny apps if you don't want to worry about infrastructure. Combine that with a CICD pipeline to get a really powerful setup.

4 min read Jul 13, 2021

Heroku public

Deploying Shiny Apps to Heroku with Docker From the Command Line

Peter Solymos

Heroku is a cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) to deploy apps without worrying about infrastructure. Yes, this includes Shiny apps!

5 min read Jul 10, 2021