R Shiny - Access an App on my Local Machine
lan, r, shiny
Solution
It should be sufficient to set the host argument to 0.0.0.0 to allow it to broadcast beyond localhost, e.g.
runApp("app_name",host="0.0.0.0",port=3168)
Then you can visit `http://machine2DNSname:3168` to see it.
Problem
I can not avoid windows at work. As such, I have a second machine that I use to do all of my heavy lifting and data analysis. In an ideal world, I could create a Shiny app and access it from another computer on my work's local network. The solution that my IT folks proposed was using Remote Desktop, which COULD work, but I don't really want other users locking the machine. Does anyone have insight as to how I can allow computers on my network to view my Shiny apps? I should have admin rights on my 2nd machine in case I need to tweak a few settings. EDIT: While my ideal use case is Shiny, I would also want to access other R-based reports like Slidify presentations, compiled R Markdown reports, and perhaps, Gitbooks compiled to stand-alone websites. Thanks in advance.