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<h1>Run a Shiny application from a URL</h1>
<small class="dont-index">Source: <a href="https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/blob/HEAD/R/run-url.R" class="external-link"><code>R/run-url.R</code></a></small>
<div class="hidden name"><code>runUrl.Rd</code></div>
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<div class="ref-description">
<p><code>runUrl()</code> downloads and launches a Shiny application that is hosted at
a downloadable URL. The Shiny application must be saved in a .zip, .tar, or
.tar.gz file. The Shiny application files must be contained in the root
directory or a subdirectory in the archive. For example, the files might be
<code>myapp/server.r</code> and <code>myapp/ui.r</code>. The functions <code>runGitHub()</code>
and <code>runGist()</code> are based on <code>runUrl()</code>, using URL's from GitHub
(<a href="https://github.com" class="external-link">https://github.com</a>) and GitHub gists (<a href="https://gist.github.com" class="external-link">https://gist.github.com</a>),
respectively.</p>
</div>
<div id="ref-usage">
<div class="sourceCode"><pre class="sourceCode r"><code><span><span class="fu">runUrl</span><span class="op">(</span><span class="va">url</span>, filetype <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>, subdir <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>, destdir <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>, <span class="va">...</span><span class="op">)</span></span>
<span></span>
<span><span class="fu">runGist</span><span class="op">(</span><span class="va">gist</span>, destdir <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>, <span class="va">...</span><span class="op">)</span></span>
<span></span>
<span><span class="fu">runGitHub</span><span class="op">(</span></span>
<span> <span class="va">repo</span>,</span>
<span> username <span class="op">=</span> <span class="fu"><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/base/options.html" class="external-link">getOption</a></span><span class="op">(</span><span class="st">"github.user"</span><span class="op">)</span>,</span>
<span> ref <span class="op">=</span> <span class="st">"HEAD"</span>,</span>
<span> subdir <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>,</span>
<span> destdir <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>,</span>
<span> <span class="va">...</span></span>
<span><span class="op">)</span></span></code></pre></div>
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<div id="arguments">
<h2>Arguments</h2>
<dl><dt>url</dt>
<dd><p>URL of the application.</p></dd>
<dt>filetype</dt>
<dd><p>The file type (<code>".zip"</code>, <code>".tar"</code>, or
<code>".tar.gz"</code>. Defaults to the file extension taken from the url.</p></dd>
<dt>subdir</dt>
<dd><p>A subdirectory in the repository that contains the app. By
default, this function will run an app from the top level of the repo, but
you can use a path such as <code>"inst/shinyapp"</code>.</p></dd>
<dt>destdir</dt>
<dd><p>Directory to store the downloaded application files. If <code>NULL</code>
(the default), the application files will be stored in a temporary directory
and removed when the app exits</p></dd>
<dt>...</dt>
<dd><p>Other arguments to be passed to <code><a href="runApp.html">runApp()</a></code>, such as
<code>port</code> and <code>launch.browser</code>.</p></dd>
<dt>gist</dt>
<dd><p>The identifier of the gist. For example, if the gist is
https://gist.github.com/jcheng5/3239667, then <code>3239667</code>,
<code>'3239667'</code>, and <code>'https://gist.github.com/jcheng5/3239667'</code> are
all valid values.</p></dd>
<dt>repo</dt>
<dd><p>Name of the repository.</p></dd>
<dt>username</dt>
<dd><p>GitHub username. If <code>repo</code> is of the form
<code>"username/repo"</code>, <code>username</code> will be taken from <code>repo</code>.</p></dd>
<dt>ref</dt>
<dd><p>Desired git reference. Could be a commit, tag, or branch name.
Defaults to <code>"HEAD"</code>, which means the default branch on GitHub, typically
<code>"main"</code> or <code>"master"</code>.</p></dd>
</dl></div>
<div id="ref-examples">
<h2>Examples</h2>
<div class="sourceCode"><pre class="sourceCode r"><code><span class="r-in"><span><span class="co">## Only run this example in interactive R sessions</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span><span class="kw">if</span> <span class="op">(</span><span class="fu"><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/base/interactive.html" class="external-link">interactive</a></span><span class="op">(</span><span class="op">)</span><span class="op">)</span> <span class="op">{</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="fu">runUrl</span><span class="op">(</span><span class="st">'https://github.com/rstudio/shiny_example/archive/main.tar.gz'</span><span class="op">)</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="co"># Can run an app from a subdirectory in the archive</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="fu">runUrl</span><span class="op">(</span><span class="st">"https://github.com/rstudio/shiny_example/archive/main.zip"</span>,</span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> subdir <span class="op">=</span> <span class="st">"inst/shinyapp/"</span><span class="op">)</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span><span class="op">}</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span><span class="co">## Only run this example in interactive R sessions</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span><span class="kw">if</span> <span class="op">(</span><span class="fu"><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/base/interactive.html" class="external-link">interactive</a></span><span class="op">(</span><span class="op">)</span><span class="op">)</span> <span class="op">{</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="fu">runGist</span><span class="op">(</span><span class="fl">3239667</span><span class="op">)</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="fu">runGist</span><span class="op">(</span><span class="st">"https://gist.github.com/jcheng5/3239667"</span><span class="op">)</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="co"># Old URL format without username</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="fu">runGist</span><span class="op">(</span><span class="st">"https://gist.github.com/3239667"</span><span class="op">)</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span><span class="op">}</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span><span class="co">## Only run this example in interactive R sessions</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span><span class="kw">if</span> <span class="op">(</span><span class="fu"><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/base/interactive.html" class="external-link">interactive</a></span><span class="op">(</span><span class="op">)</span><span class="op">)</span> <span class="op">{</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="fu">runGitHub</span><span class="op">(</span><span class="st">"shiny_example"</span>, <span class="st">"rstudio"</span><span class="op">)</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="co"># or runGitHub("rstudio/shiny_example")</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="co"># Can run an app from a subdirectory in the repo</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span> <span class="fu">runGitHub</span><span class="op">(</span><span class="st">"shiny_example"</span>, <span class="st">"rstudio"</span>, subdir <span class="op">=</span> <span class="st">"inst/shinyapp/"</span><span class="op">)</span></span></span>
<span class="r-in"><span><span class="op">}</span></span></span>
</code></pre></div>
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