How to Install OpenStack on Manjaro

OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing infrastructure software. It allows users to create and manage private or public cloud environments. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of OpenStack on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the OpenStack installation on Manjaro, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• A minimum of 8GB RAM
• 64-bit CentOS 7 or 8 (preferably CentOS 8) or Fedora 30 or 31 or RHEL 7.8 or 8.1 or Rocky Linux 8.4.
• Python 3.6 or later version
• Virtualization technology enabled in BIOS
• System has access to the internet

Install OpenStack

The installation of OpenStack on Manjaro needs to be done in several steps. The first step is to add OpenStack repository to your system. Open your terminal and follow the below commands to add the repository:

1. Add the GPG key of OpenStack repository to your system:

sudo pacman-key --recv-keys 4C1EFD4CAEAC6E13

2. Add the OpenStack repository to your system:

sudo pacman -U https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/python-osc-lib/download/
sudo pacman -U https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/python-openstackclient/download/

3. Once you have added the OpenStack repository, the next step is to install the OpenStack packages:

sudo pacman -S openstack-nova-api openstack-nova-compute openstack-nova-conductor openstack-nova-consoleauth openstack-nova-novncproxy openstack-nova-scheduler openstack-neutron openstack-neutron-ml2 openstack-glance

4. After installing the OpenStack packages, enable and start the services:

sudo systemctl enable --now openstack-nova-api openstack-nova-compute openstack-nova-conductor openstack-nova-consoleauth openstack-nova-novncproxy openstack-nova-scheduler openstack-neutron openstack-glance

5. Create the database and user to provide a backend for the OpenStack installation by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

In the mysql prompt, enter the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE nova;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nova.* TO 'nova'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'NOVA_DBPASS';
exit;

6. Configure the OpenStack installation by creating the required configuration files. Run the below commands to create the configuration files:

sudo cp /usr/share/nova/nova-dist.conf /etc/nova/nova.conf
sudo vi /etc/nova/nova.conf

In the nova.conf file, uncomment and edit the below lines:

[DEFAULT]
transport_url = rabbit://OpenStackUser:RABBIT_PASS@controller
my_ip = 10.0.2.15
use_neutron = True
firewall_driver = nova.virt.firewall.NoopFirewallDriver

[api]
auth_strategy = keystone

7. Once you have configured the installation, restart the services by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart openstack-nova-api openstack-nova-compute openstack-nova-conductor openstack-nova-consoleauth openstack-nova-novncproxy openstack-nova-scheduler openstack-neutron

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenStack on your Manjaro system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the step-by-step installation process of OpenStack on Manjaro. You should now have a fully functional OpenStack cloud infrastructure ready to use. Use the OpenStack CLI or the dashboard to start creating and managing your virtual machines.

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