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Narek
Narek

Reputation: 616

Rstudio Server Run from specific directory

I am spinning up an instance of rstudio server and I need the working directory of R to be a specific directory. I would also like the file pane in the bottom right corner to be pointing to the same directory. Is there a way to do this? Currently it runs from the home directory of whichever user is running the program. I have tried the --server-working-dir flag, and it does not seem to work. Here is the command I am using:

/usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/rserver \
                         --server-daemonize=0 \
                         --server-user=user \
                         --server-working-dir=/some/path \
                         --auth-none=1 \
                         --auth-minimum-user-id=0

Any help would be useful here.

[edit] Just wanted to clarify that I would like the server to start in this directory. I am building a container that will be deployed multiple times, and I don't want the users to have to set their directories every time it is deployed.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2265

Answers (3)

leon
leon

Reputation: 46

If you want to modify the file pane in the right, you should edit /etc/rstudio/rsession.conf.
And add two lines in below:

session-default-working-dir=/some/path
session-default-new-project-dir=/some/path

Upvotes: 3

Toolbox
Toolbox

Reputation: 2493

You should avoid overwriting the users home directory. Amongs the [.Rprofile] files you should only edit the Rprofile.site as a last resort since it acts globally.

Suggested solution:

R read the "initialization file" at start, in the following order:

  • .Rprofile.site
  • .Rprofile (located in the current directory).
  • .Rprofile (in the users home directory).

In your case if you are planning to login to R-Studio server you will end up in the users home directory, so I would suggest you to just edit the [.Rprofile] in the home directory. In case the [.Rprofile] is missing you need to create it.

Add this line in your .Rprofile [in your home directory]:

setwd ('/your/path/')

Logout/login to your R-studio server session and you will notice that the "file pane to the right location" has changed accordingly to what you specified in your .Rprofile.

Upvotes: 0

thc
thc

Reputation: 9705

You can do this by edditing the (global) R profile startup script. Here's a step by step guide:

1) Run Rscript -e "R.home()" -- this will tell you the location of your R directory home. In my case (Mac) it is /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources

2) Go to /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/etc -- e.g., $R_HOME/etc

3) sudo touch Rprofile.site if it doesn't exist, then sudo nano Rprofile.site

4) Add the following lines and save: 

cat("hi\n")
setwd("/some/path/")

Upvotes: 2

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