unable to access index of repository mran.microsoft.com/

Addepalli, Pavan 20

getting below error while installing r packages using mran.microsoft.com repo. this was working fine on June 2nd 2023. please help.

#27 130.6 > install.packages("devtools", dependencies = TRUE)
#27 130.6 Installing package into ‘/usr/local/lib/R/site-library’
#27 130.6 (as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
#27 259.5 Warning: unable to access index for repository https://mran.microsoft.com/snapshot/2022-04-22/src/contrib:
#27 259.5   cannot open URL 'https://mran.microsoft.com/snapshot/2022-04-22/src/contrib/PACKAGES'
#27 259.5 Warning message:
#27 259.5 package ‘devtools’ is not available for this version of R

QuantumCache 20,346 Reputation points

2023-07-11T16:31:04.68+00:00

Hello @Addepalli, Pavan, Welcome to Q&A forum,

This could be due to a temporary network issue or a change in the repository.

You can try accessing the URL directly in a web browser to see if it returns any errors? If the URL is not accessible, you can try using a different repository or wait for the issue to be resolved!!
Addepalli, Pavan 20 Reputation points

2023-07-12T02:24:59.8733333+00:00

I'm not able to access https://mran.microsoft.com also. getting below error

Error 403 - Forbidden

The web app you have attempted to reach has blocked your access.
QuantumCache 20,346 Reputation points

2023-07-12T22:07:07.2866667+00:00

Thanks for sharing the additional info!
Addepalli, Pavan 20 Reputation points

2023-07-13T07:16:17.9233333+00:00

can you confirm if the repo is available public to access?
QuantumCache 20,346 Reputation points

2023-07-13T15:35:09.33+00:00

The site is not accessible! I will check and get back!

FYI: to other readers:
MRAN is a service provided by Microsoft that mirrors CRAN every day, and allows users to use particular snapshots of CRAN as their active repositories within their R session.
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QuantumCache 20,346 Reputation points

2023-07-17T19:35:50.7033333+00:00

Hello @Addepalli, Pavan, I am checking internally on this issue!

Does it fall under Azure HDInsight tag?

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PRADEEPCHEEKATLA 90,471 Reputation points

2023-07-18T05:03:11.7066667+00:00

@Addepalli, Pavan - Thanks for the question and using MS Q&A platform.

Microsoft R Application Network (MRAN) website and CRAN Time Machine will be retired on July 1, 2023.

Since the website https://rpackages.microsoft.com has been shut down on July 1, 2023, since it not reachable - you will be experiencing 403 error message as excepted.

For more details refer to Microsoft R Application Network retirement.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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Addepalli, Pavan 20 Reputation points

2023-07-18T05:07:32.2033333+00:00

Hello ,

Thanks for your response. since https://rpackages.microsoft.com/ is retiring, I will plan to use some other public repo to overcome the build issues.

PRADEEPCHEEKATLA 90,471 Reputation points

2023-07-18T05:10:35.9166667+00:00

@Addepalli, Pavan - If you have questions regarding the retirement of Microsoft R Application Network, please contact us at [mran@microsoft.com]. - I would suggest you to send out an email with your ask.

As a recommended action: You should plan to migrate from the use of Microsoft R Application Network website and CRAN Time Machine to avoid any interruptions. The CRAN Time Machine functionality can be replaced by using the miniCRAN R package as documented. The use of “Explore Packages” functionality from MRAN can be replaced by CRAN Task Views.

Hope this helps.
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