Shiny app does not reflect changes in update RData file

Question

I update my RData file on daily basis through a cron job for my shiny apps. However, shiny apps does not pick updates most of the time and keep showing the old data from old

Answer 1

The app is cached by shiny server and it does not update the app unless a change is detected in one of .R files associated with your shiny app. A hack is to make a subtle change in your app code (e.g. switch the loading order of libraries) to prompt shiny server to reset the cache and thereby include your updated .RData file.