generator-rstudio-server

Scaffolds a Docker environment for RStudio Development

Assumptions

It is assumed that you have the following software(s) installed and availible:

• Node.js | Asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime
• npm | Node.js Package Manager

Installation and Usage

1. Use npm to install yo

   npm install -g yo 

2. Install generator-rstudio-server from source

   npm install -g https://github.com/bcbeidel/generator-rstudio-server

3. Then within your project folder, generate your new project:

   yo rstudio-server

4. Answer the generators quesions in the command line
5. Modify the Dockerfile or docker-compose.yml to meet your needs
6. Build your Docker container, and start your Docker environment

   docker-compose up --build

7. Navigate to http://localhost:8787/ in a browser window and log in with the following credentials
   • user: rstudio
   • pass: rstudio
8. Develop your R code
9. Stop your development environment with Ctrl + c

Resources

• yeoman | Application Scaffodling Tool
• yo | CLI Tool for running yeoman generators
• node.js | Asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime
• npm | Node Package Manger
• docker | https://docs.docker.com/
• docker-compose | A tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications
• The Rocker Project | Docker Containers for the R Environment
• renv | The renv package helps you create reproducible environments for your R projects