shiny-server.conf

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

# enable local app configurations using a file named .shiny_app.conf. 
# This file can be placed within an application directory (alongside the server.R and ui.R files) 
allow_app_override true;

# Default time to keep http requests open is 45 seconds.
# Increase this for long connections with schematic.
http_keepalive_timeout 180;

# Define a server that listens on port 3838
server {
  listen 3838;

  # Define a location at the base URL
  location / {
    # Directory in which to find the single application
    # hosted by this server
    app_dir /srv/shiny-server/app;

    # 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 NOT be shown.
    directory_index off;

    # Don't automatically reap user's session upon disconnect
    reconnect false;
    
  }
}