This repository houses a devcontainer example that contains R & RStudio. The container is setup to work with GitHub Codespaces to instantly have a cloud-based developer workflow that makes use of RStudio Server for a familiar R data science environment.

You can try out the Codespace by clicking on the following button:

Note: Codespaces are available to Students and Teachers for free up to 180 core hours per month through GitHub Education. Otherwise, you will have up to 60 core hours and 15 GB free per month.

After clicking the above button (or this link), the codespace will start to set itself up. This process does take a bit of time. You can either wait or grab a coffee.

Once the codespace is setup, please navigate to the Ports Tab in the lower section of VS Code. Next, hover over the Local Address area. Select the Globe icon that appears in the popup menu to be taken into RStudio Server instance.

If successful, you should see an RStudio instance like so: