Rserve: Versatile R Server

Rserve is a versatile, scalable server enabling the efficient use of R from other applications through variety of protocols including QAP, WebSockets, HTTP and HTTPS. It acts as a server (TCP/IP or local sockets) which allows binary requests to be sent to R. Every connection has a separate workspace and working directory. Client-side implementations are available for many popular languages allowing applications to use facilities of R without the need of linking to the R binary. Rserve supports remote connections, user authentication and file transfer. A simple R client is included in this package as well. It also supports OCAP mode for secure remote procedure calls, including support for full event loop, asynchronous results/graphics and console I/O.

Getting started

Package details

AuthorSimon Urbanek [aut, cre, cph] (https://urbanek.org, ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-1732>)
MaintainerSimon Urbanek <Simon.Urbanek@r-project.org>
LicenseGPL-2 | file LICENSE
Version1.8-16
URL https://www.rforge.net/Rserve/
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("Rserve")

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Rserve documentation built on Dec. 15, 2025, 5:08 p.m.