rsconnect makes it easy to publish your Shiny apps, RMarkdown and Quarto documents, and Plumber APIs* toPosit Connect,Posit Connect Cloud, andshinyapps.io from R.
(If you’re looking for the Python equivalent, tryrsconnect-python.)
Installation
You can install the released version of rsconnect fromCRAN with:
install.packages("rsconnect")And the development version fromGitHub with:
# install.packages("devtools")devtools::install_github("rstudio/rsconnect")Setup
To use rsconnect, you first need to teach it about the server you want to publish to. If you use the RStudio IDE, the easiest way to get set up is to use the publishing dialog, which you can find by clicking the “Tools” menu, then selecting “Global options”, then clicking “Publishing”. Click “Connect” to add new servers.
You can also connect from any R session by running a little code:
For Posit Conect Cloud, call
connectCloudUser()to authenticate through the browser.For Posit Connect, first use
addServer()to register your server with rsconnect, then call eitherconnectUser()orconnectApiUser().connectUser()is a bit simpler if you’re in an interactive session;connectApiUser()works anywhere but requires a you to copy and paste an API key from your user profile.For shinyapps.io, go to yourtokens page and click “Add Token”, then follow the instructions to copy and paste the appropriate call to
setAccountInfo(). Learn more in theGetting Started Guide.
Now that you’re setup you can usedeployApp(),deployDoc(), and friends to publish your apps, documentations, APIs and more.
