Andres' Blog

A place to showcase my personal,
data science related projects.

January 13, 2021

Automatically installing Shiny and RStudio server on Raspberry Pi OS with Ansible

In this post, I'll give you step-by-step instructions to automatically install and configure a fully-fledged R-based data science server including support services as Nginx and PostgreSQL on a Raspberry Pi SBC using a provided Ansible playbook. No prior Ansible knowledge needed.

Customizing your package-library location

October 26, 2020

This is a short beginner-level article that shows how to customize the location of your package library.

Alternatives for retrieving sensor data from Arduino compatible microcontrollers into R

February 9, 2020

In this article we explore some alternatives for remotely acquiring sensor data from Arduino compatible microcontrollers, pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of each method and giving some simple illustrative examples based on ESP8266 boards.

Keeping track of your actual internet speed over time, using R and Speedtest-CLI

January 21, 2020

Learn how to use Ookla's Speedtest Command Line Interface to get recurring internet speed measures, store the results and plot the data, all of this using R.

Setting up your own Shiny and RStudio Server on a Raspberry Pi 3B+

November 21, 2018

This article shows you how to install Shiny and RStudio Server on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ along with the most common companion tools to have a fully functional server to not only host but also develop your own Shiny apps.