R Shiny Base Image

Repository containing source code to build a Docker base image for running R Shiny applications with R and Bioconductor pre-installed.

Supported Versions

R Version	Bioconductor Version
4.4.2	3.20
4.5.2	3.22 (default)

Quick Start

docker pull <registry>/rshiny-base:r-4.5.2_bioc-3.22
docker run -d -p 8787:8787 rshiny-base:r-4.5.2_bioc-3.22

Access at: http://localhost:8787

Extending with Your Own App

Your Shiny app folder must contain one of these file structures:

my-app/
├── app.R                 # Single-file app (recommended)

or

my-app/
├── ui.R                  # UI definition (required)
├── server.R              # Server logic (required)
└── global.R              # (optional) Global variables/setup

Create a Dockerfile:

FROM <registry>/rshiny-base:r-4.5.2_bioc-3.22

# (Optional) Install additional packages
RUN R -e "install.packages(c('leaflet', 'plotly'))"
RUN R -e "BiocManager::install('DESeq2')"

# Copy your Shiny app folder
COPY --chown=rshiny:rshiny ./my-app /opt/shiny-apps/myapp

# Set the app path
ENV SHINY_APP_PATH=myapp

Build and run:

docker build -t my-shiny-app .
docker run -d -p 8787:8787 my-shiny-app

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
SHINY_APP_PATH	App folder name inside /opt/shiny-apps	demo

Building from Source

# Default (R 4.5.2 + Bioconductor 3.22)
./build.sh

# With R 4.4.2
R_VERSION=4.4.2 ./build.sh