SMORES Access Guide

Here are a few tips for accessing the SMORES app and where to look if you have questions regarding the code.

How can I access the SMORES app?

There are 2 main avenues for accessing the SMORES App. The first option is accessing SMORES on the NOAA NMFS Posit Connect Test Instance. The App is hosted at this link. The second option is to clone the SMORES Github repository and run the app on your local machine from R Studio. The repository contains all data, and code necessary to run the app. After you clone the repository you will select Run App after opening 1 of the following 3 files: ui.R, server.R, or global.R.

What is the NOAA NMFS Posit Connect Test Instance?

Posit Connect is a publishing platform for R and Python-associated products. Products can be hosted publicly or internally, accessible to NOAA staff only.

How do I get onto the Posit Connect Test Instance to use the app?

The Post Connect Test Instance is able to be accessed if you have a NOAA email account. It is important to note that in order to log in you must be connected to a NOAA network. This means you will either need to be on site and connected to WiFi/Ethernet or connected to the NOAA VPN. If you are not connected to these, the app will not load and you will get a message that states the request timed out.

Where can I see the back-end code of this app?

The code for this application is stored on the NMFS NWFSC Github Enterprise.

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