Structure

Most of the user work in Nuvolos happens in confined single- or multi-user environments called spaces. A space stores the files (code and data files), database tables, and applications related to a specific academic activity. 
Hierarchical layout of Nuvolos
Spaces are contained in organizations. An organization is a collection of spaces and serves essentially as an administrative unit, a cost center and a strong licensing barrier. For example, a summer school might be a separate organization: each class would be set up as a separate space, with common administration that operates on the organization level.
Spaces are a collection of instances. In particular, an academic project might comprise of multiple people working on a related subject (in one space), however working independently (in separate instances), occasionally sharing their results (via Nuvolos solutions that facilitate sharing work on a space level). Instances are a way to maintain parallel versions (branches) of related material. In a single-user setup, a space will generally contain just one main instance - called the master instance.
Instances are comprised of states. The current state is the only mutable state of the instance, snapshot states are immutable and are Nuvolos' way of storing a safe version of an instance. States may include any or all of files, database tables and applications, depending on the use case.
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