/docker-shiny

Dockerfile to be use to build image for docker container with Shiny

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docker-shiny

Docker container for shiny server 1.5.0.730

"A web application framework for R"

"Turn your analyses into interactive web applications"

Shiny server: use to host and manage shiny application (R - powered web application)

Install dependencies

To install docker in Ubuntu 14.04 use the commands:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh

To install docker in other operating systems check docker online documentation

Usage

To run container use the command below:

$ docker run -d -p 3838:3838 quantumobject/docker-shiny

To run the container with your own Shiny applications located in a directory on your system, expose that directory path to the Shiny server inside the container:

$ docker run -d -p 3838:3838 -v <LOCAL DIRECTORY PATH>:/srv/shiny-server quantumobject/docker-shiny

When modified or adding files to <LOCAL DIRECTORY PATH> you need to restart the container to allow it to change the files to the right ownership and permission.

Accessing the Shiny Server applications:

After that check with your browser at addresses plus the port 3838 :

  • http://host_ip:3838/

To access it , configured and edit files inside of the container :

$ docker exec -it container-id /bin/bash

note : it was created by using quantumobject/docker-baseimage and installing the package R and Shiny-server from rstudio.com . RStudio is a trademark of RStudio, Inc.

More Info

About Shiny Server: shiny.rstudio.com

To help improve this container docker-shiny

Shiny Server Administrator's Guide

Example of Shiny Server

For additional info about us and our projects check our site www.quantumobject.org