I use binder (mybinder.org) for this purpose. https://github.com/ngs-docs/2018-ggg-rstudio-bioinformatics-ws/
The only downside is that sometimes it times out if there’s a lot of talking, but starting a new instance is pretty easy. And it easily scales to ~10-20 students if needed. best, -titus > On Sep 16, 2018, at 11:17 AM, Katrin Tirok via discuss > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am thinking about good and easy 'backup' options for R and/or python that > workshop participants could use when they have technical issues with their > computer that take longer to sort out. Most of my previous workshops ran > smoothly, but I remember one workshop with R this year, where we had a number > of problems with packages that did not install or did not load properly, it > was a mix of too old R versions and missing rights on machines. > > In South Africa we have additional challenges, like old and and very slow > computers, which can take minutes to generate a plot in R, or very slow > internet connection, making it difficult to install packages on the fly. > > I just discovered RStudioCloud https://rstudio.cloud providing full Rstudio > setup in the web and the service is offered for free at the moment. > I also started experimenting with Rstudio Server on my workgroup's server, > however this would only work within my institution. > And I know that under Windows one can run Rstudio from a usb drive ... > > I would like to hear what other people do in such situations ... > > Thanks > > Katrin > The Carpentries / discuss / see discussions + participants + delivery options > Permalink ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T963f4b806cda01a2-M0b4b5e7074a558f886a9a7fb Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
