[R] Request for List of URLs Needed for R Package Installation

[Jan van der Laan]

On 11/20/25 19:27, Ben Bolker wrote:
>    One caveat: I think CRAN/Bioconductor mirrors will be self-contained 
> if you're installing *binary* packages, but I wouldn't rule out the 
> possibility that installations from source could also download material 
> from other URLs as part of the install process ...

There are (arrow is one of them that I know of). Other might also 
require downloading stuff during use (tinytex for example).



> 
> On 2025-11-20 1:01 p.m., Bert Gunter wrote:
>> Yup. And if I understand correctly, "mirrors" are mirrors -- i.e. they 
>> will
>> all contain exactly the same content once any updates have a chance to
>> percolate through. Hence, choosing just one each of a CRAN and 
>> Bioconductor
>> mirror should suffice, with perhaps a backup should one or the other go
>> down for some reason. For security reasons, I would stay away from Github
>> or any other repository not listed in the official CRAN listing that 
>> Chris
>> provided. As I understand it, all of these mirrors are self-contained and
>> would not contain dependencies that go outside CRAN. **
>>
>> ** If any of the above is wrong or requires clarification, please post a
>> correction. **
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Bert
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM Chris Ryan <cwr using agencystatistical.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> That's a tall order.
>>>
>>> I'm no expert, but I believe you can specify what CRAN mirror to use
>>> when obtaining packages. I don't know if an institution could restrict a
>>> user to using just one of them.
>>>
>>> Here is a list of CRAN mirrors:
>>>
>>> https://cran.r-project.org/mirrors.html
>>>
>>> I've never used Bioconductor, but here is a list of mirrors:
>>>
>>> https://bioconductor.org/about/mirrors/
>>>
>>> --Chris Ryan
>>>
>>>
>>> Jyoti Prajapati wrote:
>>>> Dear R Team,
>>>>
>>>> I am currently setting up R in the Bank of Baroda environment, and as
>>> part
>>>> of the security process, I need to request whitelisting of all
>>> URLs/domains
>>>> required for installing R packages (including dependencies).
>>>>
>>>> To complete this request, I kindly ask you to please share the *full 
>>>> list
>>>> of URLs, domains, CRAN/Bioconductor mirrors, GitHub links, and any 
>>>> other
>>>> repositories* that R connects to during installation and updating of
>>>> packages.
>>>>
>>>> Once I receive the list, I will forward it to the Network/IT Security
>>> team
>>>> for whitelisting.
>>>>
>>>> Requesting your support in providing this information at the earliest.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> *Jyoti Prajapati*
>>>> Manager – Model Validation
>>>> Risk Management Department
>>>> Bank of Baroda
>>>>
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