rsconnect-python

The command-line interface for Posit Connect and Posit Connect Cloud.

Installation

uv

uv tool install rsconnect-python

pipx

pipx install rsconnect-python

into your project

python -m pip install rsconnect-python

Usage with Posit Connect

Get an API key from your Posit Connect server with at least publisher privileges:

Store your credentials:

rsconnect add --server https://connect.example.com --api-key <YOUR-CONNECT-API-KEY> --name production

Deploy your application:

rsconnect deploy shiny app.py --title "my shiny app"

Read more about publisher and admin capabilities on the docs site.

Usage with Posit Connect Cloud

Store your credentials, logging in to Posit Connect Cloud through your browser:

rsconnect add --connect-cloud --account <YOUR-ACCOUNT-NAME> --name cloud

Deploy your application:

rsconnect deploy shiny app.py --name cloud --title "my shiny app"

For non-interactive use such as CI, pass a service account credential with --client-id and --client-secret, or the CONNECT_CLOUD_CLIENT_ID and CONNECT_CLOUD_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables.

Contributing

Contributing docs