Use applications

Start an Application

Outcome You launch a course Application (RStudio, JupyterLab, MATLAB, VS Code, or similar) and access your course materials inside it.

Before you start

• You have at least one Application configured for your course Instance (your instructor pre-installs these).

• You are signed in to Nuvolos.

The procedure for starting an Application is the same regardless of the role using it. See the canonical procedure: How-to › Common Workflows › Starting an Application.

Application startup typically takes 30–60 seconds. The first start may take longer if packages or configuration files need to be initialised.

Stop an Application

Outcome You stop a running Application to free up resources.

Before you start

• You have a running Application you want to stop.

The procedure for stopping an Application is the same regardless of the role using it. See the canonical procedure: How-to › Common Workflows › Stopping an Application.

You do not strictly have to stop Applications manually. Nuvolos automatically stops inactive student Applications after one hour. Stopping them explicitly frees resources sooner - useful when your course has a Credit budget or shared GPU schedule.