Shiny Server

Open Source Shiny Server is a platform to host multiple Shiny applications on a single server

6 posts

How to Pick the Right Hosting Option for Your Shiny App

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

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Hosting Shiny Apps with Shiny Server

Peter Solymos

Shiny Server is one of the most popular options to host unlimited Shiny web applications and interactive R markdown documents for free.

4 min read Jul 23, 2021

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Hosting Patterns for Shiny Apps

Peter Solymos

There are four types of hosting patterns for Shiny apps: local, dockerized, Shiny Server, and Shiny Server inside Docker. Here is what you need to know if you want to self-host Shiny apps.

5 min read Jun 11, 2021

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Running Shiny Server in Docker

Peter Solymos

The dockerized Shiny Server is a heavyweight hosting option that plays an important role in the Shiny hosting landscape.

4 min read Jun 9, 2021

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File Transfer Based Publishing for Shiny Apps

Peter Solymos

The open-source Shiny Server is an easy way to self-host Shiny apps on a low-cost virtual machine. Set up the server yourself or use an existing image and deploy apps in seconds.

6 min read May 24, 2021

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Securing Shiny Server with Caddy

Peter Solymos

Caddy server makes it super easy to obtain TLS certificates for your custom domain and to serve Shiny apps securely over HTTPS on top of the open-source Shiny Server.

5 min read May 20, 2021