Getting Started

Install {ambiorix}

The stable version is available on CRAN:

install.packages("ambiorix")

Alternatively, install the development version from GitHub with the {remotes} package:

remotes::install_github("ambiorix-web/ambiorix")

Create a new project

Create a directory to hold your application, and make that your working directory:

mkdir hello-world
cd hello-world

Create a new file called app.R:

touch app.R

Hello, World

Put this in app.R:

library(ambiorix)

app <- Ambiorix$new(port = 8000L)

app$get("/", \(req, res) {
  res$send("Hello, World!")
})

app$start()

Run the app

app.R is the entrypoint. To start the app, run this on the terminal:

Rscript app.R

Alternatively, if you’re using an IDE like Rstudio or Positron, highlight everything in app.R and run the code.

Visit localhost/8000.