Shiny Server in a myDRE Workspace

Shiny Server in a myDRE Workspace

Version = 2023-02-02

This instruction is used to get Shiny Server up and running in a Workspace. For your actual workloads you might need other size VMs.  Also there is much more to be configured, but being able to get Shiny up and running is a good place to start. All the instructions below are in a TXT file at the end and can be downloaded/uploaded to the Workspace, it saves a bit of typing.
Please note, the Shiny Server is only available within the same Workspace the Shiny server is running.

With the default installation below, starting the Linux VM with shiny from the user portal is sufficient, you can then access it from another VM in the same workspace.

Setting things up

  1. Created a new WS
  2. Deployed 2 VMs
    1. Ubuntu 22 VM: Standard_B2ms (2 cores, 8Gb)
    2. Windows-Base 1.0.5: Standard_B2s (2 cores, 4 Gb)
  3. Domain whitelist via ticket request (https://support.mydre.org) the domains below
      for R
  1. r-project.org
  2. rstudio.com
  3. rstudio.org
  4. ac.at
  5. posit.co
      for Ubuntu updates/packages
  1. azure.archive.ubuntu.com
  2. packages.microsoft.com

Installing shiny

Using instructions for Ubuntu 18.04+ (https://posit.co/download/shiny-server/)
  1. Connect to Linux via Bastion SSH
    If Bastion is not available, RDP via the Windows VM

install shiny R package

  1. sudo su
  2. sudo apt-get update
  3. sudo apt-get upgrade
  4. sudo apt-get install r-base
  5. sudo su - -c "R -e \"install.packages('shiny', repos='https://cran.rstudio.com/')\""

install Shiny server

  1. sudo apt-get install gdebi-core
  2. wget https://download3.rstudio.org/ubuntu-18.04/x86_64/shiny-server-1.5.20.1002-amd64.deb
  3. sudo gdebi shiny-server-1.5.20.1002-amd64.deb

Running shiny

  1. sudo start shiny-server
  2. sudo stop shiny-server


Connect to shiny server

  1. In mydre.org user portal identify IP-address of Linux VM = <linux_IP>
  2. Connect to Windows VM
  3. cmd > proxy settings
  4. Add in "use the proxy server except ..." <linux_IP>
  5. Open browser: http:\\<linux_IP>:3838


    • Related Articles

    • Workspace archival

      Introduction At the end of the project lifecycle, users might opt for the archival of their Workspace. Most of the organisations opt for downloading all the data from their Workspace and archiving it in an institutional archiving repository. Some ...

    • What is workspace management?

      By workspace management, we mean the administrative tasks that workspace Accountable and Privileged members of the workspace can ánd should perform to ensure smooth operation of the workspace. It includes: Adding, removing, changing roles: so to make ...

    • Proxy configurations for connecting to a server or blob

      Version: 2022-11-02 Update: 2022-11-14 Introduction Domain allowlisting is a selfservice feature that is now available on myDRE. As the name implies, domains on the allowlist can be accessed from within the Workspace (you can request specific domain ...

    • Requesting a workspace

      Are you ready to work within a workspace? Then read below how you can request a workspace. To be able to request a workspace, you need to have an account on https://support.mydre.org. Note that this is not the same as your @mydre.org account. If you ...

    • What is a workspace?

      A DRE workspace is a self-contained island where you can work and collaborate on your own data. Workspaces are especially suited for the analytical phase of your research; when you already have your data, and you need to prepare, combine and/or ...