1. Install R

… and Posit Rstudio or other IDE.

2. Install bupaverse and supporting packages

install.packages("bupaverse")
install.packages("Rserve")
install.packages("Cairo")

Rserve and Cairo are not bupaverse dependencies but are needed to get the KNIME components to work.

3. Install KNIME

Go to knime.com, download KNIME, and install.

4. Install and configure the KNIME R extension

  1. Go to Menu > Install extensions
  2. Search KNIME Interactive R Statistics Integration
  3. Install the extension
  4. Go to Preferences > R
  5. Correctly configure the path to R on your device

Check the extension installation guide for more details regarding your specific OS.

5. Download the bupaR4KNIME components

  1. Go to https://hub.knime.com/biaru%20-%20digital%20future%20lab
  2. Go to the bupaverse space
  3. Download the entire folder as a .knar file
  4. Import the file using the Immport workflow functionality in KNIME

You are now ready to experience the bupaverse in KNIME!

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