Applications

This page is the technical reference for Applications on Nuvolos: how to create, configure, and resize them; how sessions and logs work; how to install software inside them; how to recover when they misbehave; and how to export them for use elsewhere.

In Nuvolos, each application is a separate entity with its own resources and environmental settings. Three properties follow directly from this:

1. You can have multiple applications of the same type (such as two separate RStudio installs) in the same instance, each with its own packages and versions.

2. When you take a snapshot, applications are captured along with all packages and environmental files.

3. Applications can be distributed to other Instances, carrying their full configuration with them.

Where to go next

• For step-by-step instructions on creating, starting, and stopping Applications, see How-to › Shared workflows › Starting an Application.

• For storage options that complement Applications (Workspace, Personal, Application library, Large File Storage), see Reference › Storage and file access.

• For accessing data from inside Applications (Python, R, MATLAB, Stata connectors), see Reference › Data platform.

• For programmatic Application control via shell or Python, see Reference › CLI and Python API.

• For the conceptual model of Application containerisation and lifecycle, see Concepts › How Applications work.