Welcome to the DataSHIELD beginners hubtutorial vignette!
Please use this page and its sub pages to navigate through the process of understanding the purpose of, installing and the 6 part vignette below to try using DataSHIELD for the first time .
The structure is in two parts:
Installation, which is specific to the operating system (OS) you are running.
Training in the DataSHIELD environment, which will work on any OS once the installation has been successfully run.
Installation:
v6.1 Linux Installation Instructions (involves some use of terminal command line)
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- you will need:
an up to date version of R and RStudio installed on your local machine
The rights to install packages on your R session
access to an internet connection
You will be running a local DataSHIELD analysis session that connects to the data stored remotely on the “Opal demo” server in France.
Training Vignette:
There are six approachable parts to the training environment of DataSHIELD, designed to last 10-15 minutes each. At the start of every one is a reminder of how to log in (look for the drop down button) in case you wish to start where you left off earlier.
5: Sub-setting
6: Modelling
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Link to R Script containing all code, to download and follow yourself: DEPRECATED, wait for update |
Legacy Training: using a local Virtual Machine running a DataSHIELD server:
Choose the appropriate instructions for the Operating System you run on your computer:
v6.1 Linux Installation Instructions (involves some use of terminal command line)
Once the machine is downloaded, installed and launched on your local machine’s operating system, you will need to run a slightly different login script than what is described in the vignette above: click the dropdown to view.
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Start your training Virtual MachinesPlease follow instructions to Start the Opal VMs. Recall from the installation instructions, attempting to access the Opal web interface is a simple check to tell if the VMs have started: Login Dataframe
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Beginner FAQs:
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N.B. This material is kept up to date for the current version of DataSHIELD release (currently v6.1, see here).