# Plotly web server/ Plotly for R

**URL:** <https://community.plotly.com/t/plotly-web-server-plotly-for-r/4327>\
**Category:** Plotly R\
**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/plotly-web-server-plotly-for-r/4327 "2017-05-23T16:49:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![emma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/57b2e6/32.png) [@emma](https://community.plotly.com/u/emma)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/plotly-web-server-plotly-for-r/4327/1 "2017-05-23T16:49:10Z")

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I am new with plotly and I have couple of questions:

1. Can the plotly web server be deployed on premises? is there any guideline or procedure for doing that?

2. Can the plotly for R library ([https://plot.ly/r/](https://plot.ly/r/)) be used for free even though one does not use the plotly web service?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![carson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@carson](https://community.plotly.com/u/carson)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/plotly-web-server-plotly-for-r/4327/2 "2017-05-24T19:03:40Z")

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Yes and yes 🙂

By default, the R library is completely free and open source (released under MIT license), but you may opt to premium services, such as sending a figure to an on-premise server via `api_create()`.

You can review our On-Premise server options at [https://plot.ly/products/on-premise/](https://plot.ly/products/on-premise/) and our hosted cloud options at [https://plot.ly/products/cloud/](https://plot.ly/products/cloud/). You can also purchase R developer support at [https://support.plot.ly/libraries/r](https://support.plot.ly/libraries/r)

Feel free to contact us with questions about on-premise options: accounts at [plot.ly](http://plot.ly)