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Deploying Over the Web
Once you've written your Shiny app, you can make it available to anyone who has a web browser, using our Shiny Server software. You can either host the applications on your own server, or let us host your Shiny applications for you.
If you want a simple way to distribute your Shiny app so that users can run them on their own computers, see Deploying Shiny Apps to Run Locally.
Self-hosted Shiny Server
With our Shiny Server software, you can deploy Shiny applications over the web so that users need only a web browser and your application's URL. You'll need a Linux server and Shiny Server.
Shiny Server is free and open source, though in the future we will offer a commercially licensed edition with additional features for larger organizations. If you'd like to be notified of future beta releases of Shiny Server, please register now.
Pros
- Easiest for your users—only a web browser is required
- Take advantage of centralized computing resources
Cons
- Requires server setup and maintenance of a Linux server
RStudio-hosted Shiny Server
Want to deploy over the web but prefer not to run your own server? We're currently beta testing a subscription-based hosting service for Shiny. To apply for a free beta test account, register now.
Pros
- Easiest for your users—only a web browser is required
- No need to run your own server
Cons
- Code and data must be copied to our servers