Platform.sh Jupyter Notebook Server example with R

This repository serves as an example of how to use R on Platform.sh.

This project spins up a Jupyter Notebook server with has both Python and R kernels available.

⚠ WARNING ⚠ DO NOT USE AS-IS IN PRODUCTION ⚠ WARNING ⚠

This project should never be used for a production site in its current state. It has no individual user access control, and the notebooks will be deleted and replaced with the default sample notebooks on a daily basis. Jupyter Notebook is not intended for multi-user sites.

If you wish to use this project to run a personal, single-user instance of Jupyter Notebook on Platform.sh, make sure to properly set the authentication settings in the default_config.py file. The current state is a wide open Notebook that should be protected with Platform.sh's built in HTTP access control settings.

If you wish to use this as a base template for an R project, please modify the start_command.sh file to remove the jupyter notebook command.

Summary

This project can demonstrate how an R environment can be configured on Platform.sh. Jupyter Notebook is used as a running example, but any arbitrary R packages can be run this way.

• In .platform.app.yaml, the build hook runs an install_r.sh file using Bash.
• In install_r.sh, a Conda package management environment is configured and R is installed.
• In start_command.sh, the Conda virtual environment configured in the build hook is activated prior to running the public-facing web server.