RStudio was originally designed as a web application that was to be run on a Linux-based server. Many RStudio users encounter the desktop version initially, but the server version is essential for easy administration of R and RStudio in organizations allowing users to perform expensive computations on big data, and thus, escaping the limitations of personal computers.
In this chapter, you will learn how to manage the server version of RStudio and Shiny. It may not teach you everything you need to know in order to administer the server for your organization, but it should enable you to help your systems administrator install and manage an R system that effectively serves the needs of your organization.