renv

Spec sheet

Purpose

renv helps create isolated, portable, reproducible environments for R projects.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · opensource.posit.co

Support

The project directs questions to its FAQ and Posit Forum, and bug reports to its GitHub issue tracker.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

License

renv is distributed under the MIT license.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Founded

2019Read 28 Sep 2026 · rstudio.github.io

CI integrations

The CI guide covers GitHub Actions and GitLab CI workflows for restoring project libraries from the lockfile.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Dependency discovery limit

By default, a package must be installed in the project library and detected as used by the project to be recorded in the lockfile; static analysis may not recognize every way a package is used.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Dependency resolution

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · opensource.posit.co

Docker

The Docker guide explains using renv with containers to fix both the underlying system and required R packages for an application.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Lockfile

renv records package versions and metadata in a renv.lock file so they can be reinstalled elsewhere.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Lockfile support

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · opensource.posit.co

Lockfiles

renv records package versions and metadata in renv.lock, which collaborators can use to restore project dependencies.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Offline installation

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · opensource.posit.co

Package cache

renv uses a cache to make installing and updating packages across multiple projects faster.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Package formats

R packages; Python packagesRead 21 Sep 2026 · opensource.posit.co

Package sources

renv supports packages from CRAN, GitHub, Bioconductor, custom repositories, and a local package cellar.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Posit Connect

renv can manage the local project environment for content published to Posit Connect, which recreates and manages the deployment environment.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Private registry auth

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · opensource.posit.co

Project libraries

Each project gets a private library, so installing or updating a package for one project does not affect other projects.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Python integration

For R projects that also use Python packages, renv can manage a project-local Python environment and track Python dependencies alongside R packages.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Reproducibility limit

The documentation notes that operating systems, compiler flags, and system libraries can still affect runtime behavior, and recommends Docker to capture these aspects.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Supported platforms

Windows,macOS,LinuxRead 21 Sep 2026 · opensource.posit.co

System reproducibility limit

The Docker guide notes that operating system, compiler flags, numerical libraries, and system libraries can affect runtime behavior beyond the R library state captured by renv.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Vulnerability checks

When using Posit Package Manager as a repository, renv::vulns() can check project dependencies for known vulnerabilities.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Workflow

The documented workflow uses init() to set up a project, snapshot() to record packages, and restore() to reinstall recorded versions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rstudio.github.io

Plans and prices

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