ramazon package

Run your shiny App on Amazon AWS launching a function. No setup no pain, just hit that run button!

A detailed tutorial is provided here.

If you are already comfortable with Amazon AWS, find below a short tutorial.

How to use it

0. Develop your Shiny App (http://shiny.rstudio.com)

1. Launch an instance on amazon AWS (see aws doc here: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-launch-instance_linux.html)

2. save your key pair into your shiny app folder

3. install ramazon package

   install.packages("devtools") if needed

   library(devtools) if needed

   install_github("andreacirilloac/ramazon")

4. run ramazon(Public_DNS, key_pair_name), where Public_DNS is your ec2 instance public_DNS and key_pair_name is the name of your key pair file.

5. watch your app on Amazon!

What ramazon takes care of

• establish a connection
• modify sources.list to add R Cran Server
• Install an updated version of R
• detect and install all required R packages
• Install R Studio Server
• Remove Example page from R studio Server
• Copy your shiny app on Amazon Server

You are not getting it? No problem, just run ramazon()!