AWS-RStudio-Server-Setup

Instructions for Setting up RStudio Server on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This document covers the use of Amazon Web Services (AWS), a scalable cloud computing service, for compiling code written in R by utilising a Linux based RStudio server. The instructions primarily focus on the following three topics; AWS account setup, RStudio server installation and RStudio GUI usage. This is a comprehensive guide, complete with screenshots, so the length of this document is misleading to the complexity of the entire process which can be completed in less than twenty minutes.

Contents

1 Introduction 3

1.1 What is Amazon Web Services? 3
1.2 What is RStudio Server? 3

2 AWS Account Creation 4

3 AWS Account Login 7

4 AWS RStudio Server Setup 8

5 Accessing AWS Instance Via SSH 14

5.1 Installing PuTTY 14
5.2 PuTTYgen Key Conversion 15
5.3 Connecting via SSH 17
5.4 Changing RStudio GUI User Password 18
5.5 Adding Users 19

6 Using RStudio Server Graphical User Interface 21

7 Uploading Files via FTP 23

7.1 Installing FileZilla Client 23
7.2 Changing Folder Permissions Via SSH 24
7.3 Connecting to AWS Instance Via FTP 25
7.4 Adding Files for Use in R 27