Welcome to the channel! In this beginner-friendly tutorial, I’ll give you a practical, step-by-step introduction to OpenStack—the leading open-source cloud platform for building and managing private and public clouds. If you're aiming to master cloud technologies or understand infrastructure concepts behind providers like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, learning OpenStack is the perfect starting point. In this video, you’ll watch as I deploy a full environment using DevStack and walk through the essentials: setting up projects and users, launching VMs, configuring networking, securing your cloud, exposing applications—and even automating everything with Terraform! What You'll Learn in This Video: - OpenStack Overview: What OpenStack is, how it's structured, and why it’s essential for cloud computing. - DevStack Quickstart: Install and configure OpenStack on a single machine with DevStack for fast prototyping or learning. - Projects & Users: Create logical “projects”, users, roles, and manage permissions like a cloud pro. - Images & VMs: Upload images (e.g., Ubuntu), understand Glance, and launch virtual machines using pre-built cloud images. - Cloud-Init: Automatically configure VMs at first boot with powerful user-data scripts for automation. - Networking (Neutron): Build isolated private networks, configure subnets, routers, and enable internet access for your VMs. - Floating IPs & Security Groups: Make your virtual machines externally accessible, safely, with floating IPs and firewall rules. - Load Balancing: Set up a production-style load balancer (Octavia), backend pools, health checks, and demonstrate built-in high availability. - Infrastructure as Code (Terraform): Move from manual dashboard clicks to repeatable, robust infrastructure management as code. - Best Practices & Real-World Advice: Tips on cloud security, automation, and performance for developers and aspiring cloud engineers. 🌐 Resources: - [Ubuntu Cloud Images Download]( ) - [DevStack Documentation]( ) - [Terraform OpenStack Provider]( ) - [GitHub] ( ) Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction & Why Learn OpenStack? 00:58 – OpenStack Components Overview 01:54 – Creating Projects, Users & Roles 03:15 – Uploading Images & Launching VMs 05:34 – Building Private Networks & Subnets 10:00 - Router & Internet Access 11:53 – Assigning Floating IPs 13:27 – Setting up Security Groups (Firewall) 15:35 – HTTP Access 16:40 – Load Balancer Setup & Health Checks 19:20 – Intro to Terraform Cloud Automation 23:02 - Installing OpenStack with DevStack #OpenStack #CloudComputing #DevStack #PrivateCloud #Terraform #CloudAutomation #InfrastructureAsCode Note: This installation and demo uses DevStack (not production!) and is intended for learning, training, and experimentation. For production deployment, stay tuned for in-depth, advanced OpenStack setup guides.