Rstudio Server
RStudio is a integrated development environment (IDE) for R. Also free, open source and multi-platform. It includes a console, graphic device, debugger, command history, and workspace management just like a Matlab environment.
Installation
To download and install RStudio Server. Execute the following commands. Note that gdebi should be installed first.
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi-core
$ wget https://download2.rstudio.org/rstudio-server-0.99.491-amd64.deb
$ sudo gdebi rstudio-server-0.99.491-amd64.deb
To verify your installation, excute following command:
$ sudo rstudio-server verify-installation
Simple Configuration
Simple commands for start/stop/restart server
$ sudo rstudio-server stop
$ sudo rstudio-server start
$ sudo rstudio-server restart
The default port for Rstudio server is 8787. That means any can connect to the server through the URL http://
If you wish to change to another port, you should add following configuration into /etc/rstudio/rserver.conf file. For example:
www-port=18787
Note that after any configuration, always restart server to apply your changes.
$ sudo rstudio-server restart
Other tips:
- The users in Rstudio server are references to users of system.
- Each user needs to be created with a home directory.
- More tips on Rstudio server support.