Dash#
To deploy a Dash application you need a Ploomber Cloud account and at least two files zipped up:
Your application file (
app.py)A dependencies file (
requirements.txt)
Note that the application will run with Python 3.11. Refer to this section for customized deployments.
Here is a sample Docker-based Dash application.
Required files#
You can use this template to get started.
In the requirements.txt file, add all the dependencies that you need for your application to run. The application logic should exist in an app.py file and be initialized in this way:
# name your app "app"
app = Dash(__name__)
# add this line below
server = app.server
Testing locally#
To test the Dash application, you can run the following commands locally:
# build the docker image
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Start the dash application
gunicorn app:server run --bind 0.0.0.0:5000
Now, open http://0.0.0.0:5000/ to see your app.
Deploy#
Deploy from the menu
Once you have all your files, create a zip file.
To deploy a Dash app from the deployment menu, select the Dash option and follow the instructions:
Try an example
To download and deploy an example Dash application start by installing Ploomber Cloud and setting your API key:
pip install ploomber-cloud
ploomber-cloud key YOUR-KEY
Tip
If you don’t have an API key yet, follow the instructions here.
Now, download an example. It will prompt you for a location to download the app. To download in the current directory, just press enter.
ploomber-cloud examples dash/clinical-analytics
Note
A full list of Dash example apps is available here.
You should see a confirmation with instructions on deploying your app. Now, navigate to your application:
cd location-you-entered/clinical-analytics
Deploy from the CLI
Initialize and deploy your app with:
ploomber-cloud init
ploomber-cloud deploy --watch
Tip
To ensure your app doesn’t break on re-deployments, pin your dependencies.
Features#
Ploomber Cloud supports many features to help you build Dash applications quickly!
Integration with GitHub
Safely store secrets such as API keys
Add password protection to your app
Usage analytics such as unique visitors, total requests, etc.
Spin up larger resources (CPUs and RAM)
Spin up GPUs
Add custom domains or subdomains to your application
Task queues to scale applications to more users
