shiny-server.conf

# Instruct Shiny Server to run applications as the user "shiny"
run_as shiny;
preserve_logs false;

# Define a server that listens on port 3838
server {
  listen 3838;
  app_init_timeout 60;          # cancel startup in seconds
  app_idle_timeout 20;        # close idle R process in seconds
  # Define a location at the base URL
  location / {

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

    # Log all Shiny output to files in this directory
    log_dir /var/log/shiny-server;

    # When a user visits the base URL rather than a particular application,
    # an index of the applications available in this directory will be shown.
    directory_index on;

  }
}