Install RStudio Server (Open Source)

These instructions describe how to install the open source RStudio Server on a Linux server.

If you are looking to install Posit Workbench (the enterprise product), see Install Posit Workbench instead.

Prerequisites

Review and meet the requirements
Install R (required)

Step 1: Install R

Follow the steps to Install R.

Note

Our recommended installation instructions for R allow you to make multiple versions of R available and avoid replacing existing versions of R when updating system packages.

Step 2: Download and install

Download and install RStudio Server version 2026.05.0:

RHEL 9 / 10

Terminal

curl -O https://download2.rstudio.org/server/rhel9/x86_64/rstudio-server-rhel-2026.05.0-218-x86_64.rpm
sudo yum install rstudio-server-rhel-2026.05.0-218-x86_64.rpm

RHEL 8

Terminal

curl -O https://download2.rstudio.org/server/rhel8/x86_64/rstudio-server-rhel-2026.05.0-218-x86_64.rpm
sudo yum install rstudio-server-rhel-2026.05.0-218-x86_64.rpm

Terminal

curl -O https://download2.rstudio.org/server/jammy/amd64/rstudio-server-2026.05.0-218-amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install ./rstudio-server-2026.05.0-218-amd64.deb

Terminal

curl -O https://download2.rstudio.org/server/opensuse15/x86_64/rstudio-server-2026.05.0-218-x86_64.rpm
sudo zypper install rstudio-server-2026.05.0-218-x86_64.rpm

Upon installation, the RStudio Server configuration file (/etc/rstudio/rserver.conf) contains the default configuration to run the server without SSL enabled, listening on port 8787.

We strongly recommend running RStudio Server on a secured network or enabling TLS/SSL. Please review the Secure Sockets (SSL) documentation before proceeding.

Note

For air-gapped (offline) environments, download the package on a connected machine and securely copy it to the air-gapped environment following your approved process.

Step 3: Verify installation

To check that the installation was successful, either run:

Terminal

sudo rstudio-server verify-installation

or view RStudio Server in a browser at http://<SERVER-ADDRESS>:8787, replacing <SERVER-ADDRESS> with the DNS name or IP address of the server.

Next steps

Upgrade to Posit Workbench

If you need features such as multi-user collaboration, additional IDEs (VS Code, Positron, JupyterLab), load balancing, project sharing, or commercial support, see Upgrade RStudio Server to Workbench.