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# 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](/how-to-guides/common-workflows/snapshots/create-a-snapshot.md), 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](/how-to-guides/common-workflows/starting-an-application.md). 
* For storage options that complement Applications (Workspace, Personal, Application library, Large File Storage), see [Reference › File storage](/reference/file-system-and-storage.md).
* For accessing data from inside Applications (Python, R, MATLAB, Stata connectors), see [Reference › Data storage](/reference/data-storage.md).
* For programmatic Application control via shell or Python, see [Reference › CLI and Python API](/reference/nuvolos-cli-and-python-api.md).
* For the conceptual model of Application containerisation and lifecycle, see [Concepts › How Applications work](/concepts/applications.md).


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