Getting started?

[daniel.westervelt]

Hi Ramsey,

If your goal is to setup a single NUC Openstack I would also suggest 
taking a look at our Openstack installer. It supports a single install 
option that utilizes a combination of LXC/KVM and will soon support the 
solution Mark described below with LXD on Xenial.

Details can be found at:

http://openstack.astokes.org/

and

https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/clouddocs/installer/

- Daniel

On 02/16/2016 09:59 AM, Ramsey Gurley wrote:
> Thanks for the quick response Nick and Mark :)
>
> Installing Xenial is definitely plausible. FWIW, I purchased this NUC
> for the sole purpose of setting up a self hosted cloud to build software.
>
> I'll find a USB stick and install Xenial ASAP and give the 2.0 a shot.
> I'll either be back with more questions, or I'll write up my progress
> and share it if/when I get something interesting running :)
>
> Thanks again for your help,
>
> Ramsey
>
>
> On 02/16/2016 07:10 AM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
>> On 16/02/16 12:47, Nick Veitch wrote:
>>> It is also worth pointing out that the upcoming Juju 2.0 release has
>>> much
>>> better local provider support as it uses LXD, and if you are just
>>> experimenting, it may be better for you to try that!
>>> There are details on installing the Juju 2.0 alpha here:
>>> https://jujucharms.com/docs/1.25/reference-releases#development
>>> and configuration for LXD is here:
>>> https://jujucharms.com/docs/devel/config-LXD
>> The combination of LXD and Juju 2.0 is in principle a MUCH better
>> experience for laptop-local deployment:
>>
>>   - you bootstrap into a container not your laptop
>>   - you can run and test an HA controller
>>   - you can run multiple separate local controllers
>>   - LXD with ZFS or BTRFS has a 1-second machine launch time
>>
>> So, if it's plausible for you to use Xenial, I'd recommend kicking the
>> tires on the alpha/beta bits. Several folks have said it's been a
>> game-changer for their iteration process.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>
>

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Daniel Westervelt <daniel.westervelt at canonical.com>
Vice President, Cloud Development and Operations (CDO)
Canonical Ltd.