Running R-Shiny without a Server

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ShinyLive now runs R entirely in the browser via webR so a Shiny app needs no R server at runtime; the exporter turns an app directory into static HTML/JS, the online editor runs apps in-browser, and a Quarto extension embeds apps in documents — summarized as convert, fiddle, and include. It actually runs (example demo draws 100 samples for a central‑limit demo), but expect larger downloads, slower startup and some server‑only features to remain unsupported.

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1. 0:00The need for servers
2. 2:27Understanding WebAssembly
3. 4:28Technical challenges of wasm
4. 6:03The birth of Shiny Live
5. 10:00Converting apps to static
6. 12:06Interactive app development
7. 13:24Embedding with Quarto
8. 15:07New possibilities and use cases
9. 19:21Limitations and conclusion

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