is it possible to run R as a daemon

Question

I have a script in R that is frequently called during the day (by other scripts). I call R in a terminal using

Rscript code.R

I notice it takes a lot of time to load packages and set up R.

Is it possible to run R as a background service which I hit using a port or something?

Answer 1

Yes, look into RServe which has been available for over a dozen years for this reason. There are a couple of fairly high profile applications too.