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Github Actions with R

Set up a cron job to run your R scripts at specified times.

Enabled with a simple yaml configuration file.

Save the following as main.yml in .github/workflows of your Github repository:

name: Raction
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '30 22 * * 1-5'
jobs:
  render:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Set up R
        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v1
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          install.packages(c("magrittr", "purrr"), type = "win.binary")
        shell: Rscript {0}
      - name: Script
        run: Rscript nameofscript.R
      - name: Commit files
        run: |
          git config --local user.name github-actions
          git config --local user.email "[email protected]"
          git add output/*
          git commit -am "commit on $(date)"
          git push origin main
        env:
          REPO_KEY: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
          username: github-actions

Reference

The Github Actions with R reference:
https://orchid00.github.io/actions_sandbox/