RStudio Server is an open-source integrated development environment for R that provides a web-based interface to work on R code. Installing RStudio Server on OpenBSD is a bit different from other operating systems, as it requires some additional steps. This guide will walk you through the process of installing RStudio Server on OpenBSD.
sudo privileges.Before installing any software, it is always a good practice to update the system's package repository and installed software. To do this, you can run the following command:
sudo pkg_add -uU
R is a statistical computing and graphics software used for data analysis, visualization, and modeling. You can install R by running the following command:
sudo pkg_add R
RStudio Server requires some dependencies that must be installed before installing the software. These dependencies include gdebi and libclang. You can install them by running the following command:
sudo pkg_add gdebi libclang
You can download the latest version of RStudio Server from the official RStudio website using the following command:
curl -O https://download1.rstudio.org/server/bionic/amd64/rstudio-server-1.4.1106-amd64.deb
The above command will download the RStudio Server Debian package to the current directory.
Once you have downloaded the RStudio Server package, you can install it using the gdebi command, which automatically installs all dependencies. Run the following command to install RStudio Server:
sudo gdebi rstudio-server-1.4.1106-amd64.deb
After installing RStudio Server, you need to configure it. RStudio Server configuration files are located at /etc/rstudio. Open the rserver.conf file using a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/rstudio/rserver.conf
In the rserver.conf file, uncomment the following line:
auth-required-user-group=rstudio
This line will enable authentication, and users in the rstudio group will be able to log in.
Once you have finished the configuration, you can start RStudio Server using the following command:
sudo rstudio-server start
By default, RStudio Server listens on port 8787. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://your_server_ip:8787. You will be prompted to log in. Use your credentials to log in and start working on R code.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install RStudio Server on OpenBSD. After completing the steps outlined in this guide, you should be able to access RStudio Server from a web browser and start working on R code.
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