macOS

In this tutorial, we will go through the necessary steps to launch the dynr Docker container on macOS.

Installation Video Tutorial

Click here for a video tutorial of the installation process.

Installing Docker Desktop

• Download the the appropriate Docker Desktop for macOS (Intel Chip vs. Apple Chip) from https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/.
• Double-click Desktop.dmg to install Docker Desktop.
• Drag Docker.app to the Applications folder.
• Launch Docker from the Launchpad.
  • Choose Use recommended settings (requires password) and provide your macOS user password.
  • Click the Accept button to accept the terms of service to continue.
  • You may continue without creating an account or signing in.

Running the dynr Docker Container

• Launch Docker Desktop.
• On your macOS terminal, type the following to pull the latest Docker image:

docker pull jeksterslab/dynr-rocker:latest

• On your macOS terminal, type the following to launch Rstudio Server¹:

docker run --rm -ti -e PASSWORD=yourpassword -p 127.0.0.1:8787:8787 jeksterslab/dynr-rocker

• Open http://localhost:8787 on your web browser to launch Rstudio Server.
  • username: rstudio
  • password: yourpassword²

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1. Note for developers only: Replace jeksterslab/dynr-rocker with jeksterslab/dynr-arma-rocker to use the arma branch.

2. You can change the password by replacing yourpassword in PASSWORD=yourpassword.