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Step by step for shiny applications
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(1) Create an account and log on @ http://www.shinyapps.io/
(2) Under the Account on the left side, click on Tokens, Add Token, Show, Copy to clipboard, as shown below:
(3) From RStudio, under Tools -> ShinyApps -> Manage Accounts (assume first time account is not connected)
(4) Click Connect in the above sreen. Below screen will appear.
(5) Paste (Ctrl+V) into the space as shown, and click Connect.
Take note here, after Ctrl+V, if the Connect button is not activated, we would need to press the Enter key, such
that it goes to the next line, and then the Connect button is activated.
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(6) The account is then shown in the Manage ShinyApps Accounts screen below:
(7) Click the Done button.
(8) Install shiny package from Tools-> Install Packages
(9) Restart RStudio.
(10) Open up your server.R and ui.R files. See http://shiny.rstudio.com/tutorial/ for more information.
(11) From RStudio, under Tools -> ShinyApps -> Publish App
Choose the correct Account and Application and click the Publish button.
(12) On the Rstudio Deploy, the below would appear:
(13) The final deployment on the browser is as seen below:
(14) Recommended book: Web Application Development with R Using Shiny,
https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/web-application-development-r-using-shiny