Publishing notebooks

Anaconda Notebooks supports previewing and deploying your notebooks as Panel applications. Panel is a Python-first web framework designed for data applications that allows you to create interactive web applications directly from your existing notebook environment. For more information, see the official Panel docs.

With Panel, you can share your data and analysis with colleagues and stakeholders through interactive web interfaces. This guide outlines how to preview and deploy your Panel app at a custom URL.

Creating Panel apps

You can create a Panel app by either importing Panel and using the .servable() method or through the drag-and-drop Layout Builder:

Importing Panel

1. Import the Panel library into your notebook.

2. Create your Panel components.

3. Use the .servable() method to mark the Panel components you want to include in your dashboard.

4. (Optional) If you want to render your Panel app output in your notebook, include the panel.extension to ensure the required JavaScript and CSS resources are loaded.

   Example Panel app

   import panel as pn
   pn.extension()
   pn.Row("Hello, World!").servable()
   

5. View a preview of your dashboard by selecting Preview with Panel.

Layout Builder

1. Code as you normally would in your notebook.

   You don’t need to import Panel to use the Layout Builder.

2. Open the Panel app preview by selecting Preview with Panel.

3. Use the drag-and-drop Layout Builder in the preview tab to arrange and modify your app components. See the Panel Layout Builder documentation for detailed instructions.

Publishing Panel apps

To publish a Panel app:

1. Click Save and publish at the top of the notebook.

   

2. Click Publish. Your app appears under My Apps on the Apps Management page.

   The page will appear as a 502 Bad Gateway until the publication process is complete.

3. Click View App to view the app in Notebooks.

4. Click actions, then View in New Browser Tab to open your app in a new tab.

5. Copy the URL from your browser’s address bar to share with others.

   You can also restart, unpublish, download, and more from the actions menu.

   

Publishing limits

The number of apps you can publish depends on your subscription plan. See our pricing page for details.

Further Panel resources

Here are some additional resources to help you familiarize yourself with Panel and use it more effectively:

• Familiarize yourself with Panel with the getting started guide.
• Learn how to display output in Jupyter-based notebooks.
• Discover how to use specific features in the how-to guide.
• Explore different components and how to use them with the component gallery.
• Gain inspiration from the app gallery.

Troubleshooting

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Cause

The app can appear blank if the notebook cannot be executed sequentially from top to bottom, which can happen when cells have dependencies that aren’t met or are out of order.

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Solution

If you added content to your app but there’s still nothing showing up, ensure that your notebook can be run from top to bottom. The easiest way to test this is to select Run in the top menu, then select Run All Cells.