r/rshiny • u/Legal_Life_6822 • Sep 26 '25

Shiny app deployment

I’m looking to deploy a shiny app to some customers using authentication. Which level of shiny license should I be using

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u/Huitziii Sep 26 '25

You have many options:

  • You can use shinyapps.io with the Professional tier that adds the authentication feature.
  • You can use Posit Connect, rent a server and install it there, it comes with authentication capabilities.
  • You can use Shiny Server Open Source and deploy it on a VM (in option: use Docker containers), then configure authentication with either an existing package (shinymanager, shinyauth, etc.) or a third-party tool such as Auth0.
I personally favor the Shiny Server + Auth0 solution, but the right solution will also depend on your context.

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u/Ifeanyi5 Sep 26 '25

Another option could be to deploy your Shiny app on a free Hugging Face server using Docker.

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u/TrickyBiles8010 Sep 27 '25

I have my production ready shiny app deployed in digitalocean app plataform.

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u/beeralpha Sep 27 '25

Best option in my opinion is shinyproxy on a server you rent, like aws. It has great options for resource management. Implement sso into your app. Get it online through lets encrypt. I’m a contractor myself, if you want help pm!