shiny-server.conf

## R Shiny Server configuration file ==> `/etc/shiny-server/shiny-server.conf`

## `/usr/local/share/public/` is the shared storage location on the server defined as PUB_PATH both in *R* and *Linux*

# instruct Shiny Server to run applications as the user "x"
run_as shiny;

# set keepalive connection time to "x" seconds
http_keepalive_timeout 600;

# save users actions by time and ip
access_log /usr/local/share/public/shiny_server/logs/access.log combined;

# if true, instruct the server to not delete the logs (but remember to rotate or any other cleaning action if heavy load)
preserve_logs true;

# if false, informative error messages are printed out; this should be: "true" in live, "false" in dev/test
sanitize_errors false;

# define a server that listens on port "x" (def at installation: 3838)
server {

  listen 3838;

  # define a location at the base URL
  location / {

    # host the directory of Shiny Apps stored in this directory as root
    site_dir /srv/shiny-server;

    # log all Shiny outputs to files in this directory (def: 
    log_dir /usr/local/share/public/shiny_server/logs;

    # change permission on log dir (if using the "public" folder 0644 is OK)
    log_file_mode 0644;

    # maximum number of simultaneous connections
    simple_scheduler 15; 
    
    # do not show the index of the applications available (if a user visits the base URL rather than a particular application)
    directory_index off;

    # set application idle time limit to x seconds
    app_idle_timeout 600;
    
  }
  
}