Will Gammerdinger
November 11, 2025
Which hosting platform do you think will best work for an app that you’d make in the future?
This is a subjective question and depends on your use case. Using Posit Connect gives you some flexibility as to who can access your app, while Shinylive apps can be hosted directly on GitHub. Shinyapps.io isn’t usually a great option due to the limited compute time on the free level.
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title: "Hosting Options for RShiny Apps - Answer Key"
author:
- Will Gammerdinger
date: "2025-11-11"
license: "CC-BY-4.0"
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```{r}
#| label: load_libraries_data
#| echo: false
# Load libraries and data
library(shiny)
library(DT)
library(tidyverse)
library(shinythemes)
```
# Exercise 1
Which hosting platform do you think will best work for an app that you'd make in the future?
This is a subjective question and depends on your use case. Using [Posit Connect](https://posit.co/products/enterprise/connect/) gives you some flexibility as to who can access your app, while Shinylive apps can be hosted directly on GitHub. [Shinyapps.io](https://www.shinyapps.io/) isn't usually a great option due to the limited compute time on the free level.