RStudio Server

The RStudio IDE for the R language, available as a desktop app or as a multi-user server reached through a web browser.

5.1k stars, 1.2k forks Java On GitHub since December 2010

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RStudio Server at a glance

Open sourceYes, AGPL-3.0No paid parts in the repository
Health63 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingDockerSteps in the README
Interface2 languagesIncluding English and French
Release rhythmNo releasesNone published on GitHub

What is RStudio Server?

RStudio brings everything for R work into one workbench: console, terminal, source editor with completion and highlighting, plots, environment, history, help, files and packages. You run code line by line, by selection or by file, and write reproducible reports with Quarto and R Markdown, or Sweave and TeX documents. Optional AI features include GitHub Copilot completions and Posit's own assistant. Besides desktop builds for Windows, Mac and Linux, it can run as a server so users reach the IDE through a browser.

Good fit if

  • Your team analyzes data in R and wants a shared, browser-based IDE on its own server.
  • You teach R and want students working without local installs.

Look elsewhere if

  • Your analysts work mainly in Python notebooks: JupyterLab.
  • You need full development workspaces for many languages: Coder.

Before you adopt it

RStudio is AGPL-3.0, and no paid parts were found in the repository. Posit maintains it. About nine developers committed recently. A Docker setup is available, and a community-maintained FreeBSD port exists.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 31 October 2026. Report a correction

How to run RStudio Server yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
2 languages: English and French

Install instructions: posit.co or the README on GitHub.

RStudio Server health: is it still maintained?

63 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmNo releasesNone published on GitHub
Issue repliesNot measuredToo few recent issues from outside the team
Bus factorMedium riskThe most active of 8 authors wrote 55% of recent commits
  • Activity
    633 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 5 November 2026.
    30 / 30
  • Contributors
    8 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 55% of them.
    13 / 20
  • Releases
    No releases published on GitHub.
    6 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 3.8 of 10.
    4 / 10

Read from GitHub on 6 November 2026. How the score works

RStudio Server security practices

OpenSSF Scorecard checks how a project is developed and released: reviews, protected branches, pinned dependencies, signed releases. It does not audit the code itself.

OpenSSF Scorecard3.8 of 10How the project is built and released
Security policyNoNo SECURITY.md or similar

What each check found

  • Dangerous workflows10 / 10No risky patterns in GitHub Actions
  • Maintained10 / 10Steady commits and issue activity in the last 90 days
  • License file9 / 10A license file is present, but not where tools look for it
  • Pinned dependencies6 / 10Some dependencies use fixed versions
  • Code review3 / 10Some changes are merged without review
  • Best-practices badge0 / 10No OpenSSF Best Practices badge
  • Binary files0 / 10Compiled binaries are checked into the repository
  • Fuzzing0 / 10No fuzz testing found
  • Security policy0 / 10No security policy
  • Static analysis0 / 10No static analysis found
  • Token permissions0 / 10CI tokens have broad write rights

From the OpenSSF Scorecard of 26 October 2026. Checks that do not apply to RStudio Server are left out.

RStudio Server license: is it open source?

RStudio Server uses AGPL-3.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. December 2010First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayAGPL-3.0.

RStudio Server for developers

Written in

  • Java 37%
  • C++ 28%
  • JavaScript 16%
  • TypeScript 10%
  • R 5%
  • Other 3%

Getting involved

Contributing guideYesCONTRIBUTING.mdOpen issues1,348On GitHub
Authors, 90 days8Of the latest 100 commits

Language shares are GitHub’s count of the code in the repository.

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Questions about RStudio Server

Is RStudio Server open source?

Yes. RStudio Server is published under AGPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is RStudio Server still maintained?

Its health score is 63 of 100 (actively developed). It had 633 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 5 November 2026.

How do I run RStudio Server?

You can run it with Docker. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What is RStudio Server written in?

RStudio Server is written in Java (37% of the code), with C++ (28%) and JavaScript (16%), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What languages is RStudio Server available in?

The repository has interface translations for 2 languages: English and French.

What are the alternatives to RStudio Server?

Close alternatives in the Developer tools category include JupyterLab, Eclipse Che, Langfuse.