带有更新数据的 Flexdashboard 闪亮部署

Question

I deployed a flexdashboard shiny app to shinyapps.io, which worked fine. However, I want the dashboard to automatically update when the data file on google drive updates. What are my options for setting this up? I don't want to continously manually deploy a new version to shinyapps.io.

Answer 1

I was looking for the same, and I found the following :

option 1 : you can build a script if you app is in linux.

option 2 : you can work with RStudio Connect

After doing some research, I would go with option 2, because :

1. you set up an environment to publish your dashboard.
2. you have the right environment to maintain, control and update the data.

The following article explains the steps to set up an environment to answer the need

source : https://medium.com/rstudio-connect-digest/basic-builds-how-to-update-data-in-a-shiny-app-on-rstudio-connect-48593902b1e2

The following article allows you to understand the difference between shinyio and RStudio connect.

Initially I pusblished my dashboard in Shinyio, buying a monthly licence, but now I realized RStudio Connect was a better choice.

To understand the difference, I am posting this comparission.

https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/217240558-What-is-the-difference-between-RStudio-Connect-and-shinyapps-io-