We’ve been exploring ways to make R on Renku a much smoother experience, and we’d love to know who in the community this would matter to.
The short version: we’re looking into making Renku automatically build custom environments tailored to your R projects, based on what’s already in your repository. Think renv.lock detection, proper R version matching, and compatibility with the broader R ecosystem, including Bioconductor. No more wrestling with container configurations just to get your dependencies right.
The idea is that you push your code, and Renku figures out what you need and builds an environment that just works.
We’re still in the early stages, so this is the perfect time to speak up and help shape things. A few questions we’d love your input on:
- Do you currently use R on Renku? If so, what’s your biggest friction point?
- What does your typical R setup look like? (renv, specific Bioconductor packages, particular R versions?)
- Would better RStudio integration matter to you?
Drop a reply or just give this post a like. Any signal helps us figure out how to prioritize this work.