Welcome back to the channel! In this episode of our OpenStack series, we’re tackling one of the most critical components of any cloud: storage. Without fast, resilient, and feature-rich storage, OpenStack can’t: ✅ Spin up VMs quickly ✅ Manage OS images efficiently ✅ Survive hardware failures gracefully That’s where Ceph comes in. Ceph isn’t just storage—it’s a highly scalable, self-healing, distributed system that delivers the performance and resiliency modern clouds demand. What you’ll learn in this video: * The role of storage in OpenStack * What block storage is and why it’s the backbone of OpenStack * Ceph architecture (Monitors, OSDs, Managers) * Step-by-step 3-node Ceph cluster installation on Ubuntu * How to create pools, block devices (RBD), and attach them to clients * Snapshots, cloning, thin provisioning, and copy-on-write explained * Real-world demo of Ceph’s resilience during disk and node failures 👨‍💻 I’ll walk you through every step—building the cluster, connecting clients, and demonstrating how Ceph keeps data safe and available even when hardware goes down. If you’re working with OpenStack, Kubernetes, or cloud-native infrastructure, this video will give you the foundation you need to understand and deploy Ceph storage with confidence. 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe for the next episode where we’ll integrate Ceph with OpenStack services like Cinder and Glance! 📌 Resources & Links * Ceph official docs: * OpenStack docs: * My GitHub repo with configs & scripts 👉 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Why Storage Matters in OpenStack 02:13 What is Block Storage? 03:48 Ceph Architecture Explained 05:29 Building a 3-Node Ceph Cluster 11:37 Ceph Dashboard Walkthrough 15:43 Attaching Ceph Block Storage to a Client 18:10 Snapshots, Rollback & Cloning 22:23 Ceph Resilience Demo (Disk/Node Failures) #OpenStack #Ceph #CloudComputing #Storage #DevOps #CloudNative #Linux #Kubernetes #SysAdmin #CloudInfrastructure #DataStorage #HighAvailability #SelfHealing #Virtualization #CloudEngineering