How-To: Getting Started With Rstudio

Summary

Quick start guide to using Rstudio on University-managed computers including installation from Company Portal, utilization of creating individual renv environments for each project, adding additional packages and creating snapshots of configurations for portability and reproducibility.

Body

Question

How do I quickly get started using Rstudio on a University-managed computer?

 

Answer

1. Install R.

How-To: Install R From Company Portal

2. Install Rstudio.

How-To: Install Rstudio From Company Portal

3. Create a new project with renv for each project.

How-To: RStudio: Create a New Project with Renv

4. Add packages as needed to user profile libraries to increase functionality.

How-To: RStudio: Installing Packages

5. Take snapshots to keep your work portable and reproducible.

How-To: RStudio: Creating a Snapshot with Renv

 

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Article ID: 2505
Created
Wed 6/3/26 11:33 AM
Modified
Thu 6/25/26 10:59 AM