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I needed to quick start with OpenStack. The documentation is too lengthy with unclear number of steps and branches.

Then I found Ubuntu OpenStack Autopilot that promises do simple and fast but requires at least 5 servers (not to mentions to be $750 after first 10 servers)

Our solution is just 3 servers delivered to client. Can we have OpenStack delivered on them?

Also should quick way e.g. to setup this for production and for developments/testing. I understand that it is possible to go over lengthy OpenStack Installation Guide for Ubuntu http://docs.openstack.org/mitaka/install-guide-ubuntu/ But even at OpenStack site it is advised to have script for automatic creation and changes.

So what is quick way to stast with OpenStack and Ubuntu?

Paul Verest
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  • If you are not willing to go through the documentation then I would not recommend trying to install it and worst deliver the "solution" and have virtually no knowledge on how to support/troubleshoot it. Maybe you will find opennebula.org to be a better fit for you need and the documentation is pretty digest. – sebastienvg Sep 16 '16 at 15:04
  • I will go through documentation. However that is not what I can recommend to others. opennebula is not openstack, so out of scope – Paul Verest Sep 16 '16 at 15:32

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OpenStack is complex because the domain is complex. There is no easy shortcut, because if you want to do things yourself you'll have to make hundreds of decisions. The easier path is to delegate to a vendor most decisions but that comes with a decreased amount of freedom.

There are a lot of OpenStack distributions that will take options off of your plate and make things slightly simpler. For example, looking at the OpenStack Marketplace check Mirantis, Red Hat, Ubuntu, SuSE etc. They have made some choices of what hardware architecture they support, which services, for how long etc. It's a way to get started and postpone reading the docs a little bit.

Stefano Maffulli
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  • +10, yes that is how it feels now. I am still wonder for quicker path, as OpenStack exists now for 5 years. It also reminds situation with Hadoop, while it is open source it is hard to start, and it is better to start with some consultant or vendor. – Paul Verest Sep 17 '16 at 14:18