When to Use?
This document describes the steps used to share projects with other Posit Workbench (Rstudio Server) users. While projects can be created in a home directory, for project sharing to work, they project folder must be in /Projects.
Procedure
Create Projects in the Shareable Location (/Projects)
- Click on the "Project" dropdown menu and select "New Project..."
- The field "Create project as subdirectory of:" should say "/Projects". If it doesn't (like this example), click "Browse..."
- If the "Choose Directory" window is set to Home (Folder: ~) or anything other than "/Projects", select the three dots opposite "Home."
- In the "Go To Folder" window type "/Projects" and click OK.
- Click "Choose" in the "Choose Directory" window.
- In the "Directory name" field, create an identifiable, unique name for your project and click "Create Project."
- You can use a combination of class information and user IDs to make a unique name.
- If you choose a name already in use, the project creation will display an error and you may need to start the process again.
- Your new project will open, and you will see the name of the project on the project menu.
Share the Project with Other Users
Note: Users must log into Posit Workbench (Rstudio Server) before they are available for sharing
- Click on the project menu and select "Share Project..."
- Type the username and select each individual with whom you will share the project
- Click "Add" and the user will appear in the "Shared With:" field
- After adding all users that need access to the project, click "OK"
Opening a Shared Project
- Click the project menu and select "Open Project..."
- In the "Open Project" window, select "Shared with Me"
- Select the desired project and click "Open Project"
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