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There are three ways to connect to your RStudio and Shiny Server, depending on what you want to do on the server:

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titleConnecting via RStudio Server

This option opens the RStudio Server integrated development environment, where you can develop your R and R Shiny code.

  • Clicking “Open RStudio”, will open the login page for RStudio Server. Login using your normal university username and password.

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  • After logging in, use the RStudio Server interface to develop your R software.

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  • To edit the code of the Shiny web app, in the RStudio Server interface, use the “Files” panel (bottom right of screen) to browse to the Shiny app source file (for example:
    /srv/shiny-server/sample-apps/hello/server.R)

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Note: If you have an existing R Shiny web app that you want to copy into RSSS, please follow the below instructions “How do I upload my existing R Shiny web app to my RStudio and Shiny Server?”

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titleConnecting to the R Shiny Web App

This option opens the R Shiny Web App (“web front-end”). It is the end-user facing interface of R Shiny.

Click the second button, “View Shiny Site”, to connect to the Shiny Server interactive data web app.

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titleConnecting to the RSSS Linux Virtual Machine

This option opens the back-end Linux Virtual Machine on which your RStudio Server is running. It is useful if you need to access the file system directly, or need to do administrative work on the Linux command line.

  1. Click the third button, “Connect to Linux Server”, to open a FastX window to log into the Ubuntu Linux operating system of the RSSS. Login using your normal university username and password.

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  2. Click the “+” button to launch a new session to log into the RSSS Ubuntu Linux file system.

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  1. For the new session, you can choose from the GNOME graphical user interface, the Unity graphical user interface, and xterm command line terminal. For most users, Unity is the best option. Command line access is available inside Unity via the built-in Terminal app.

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How do I upload my existing R Shiny web app to my RStudio and Shiny Server?

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