== Overview ==
In most cases, the stoney cloud separates the user input (web interface via rest apiREST API, external applications via rest api) from the actual provisioning of services. The user input get written in the [[:Category:OpenLDAP_directory|OpenLDAP directory]]. The backend systems, that are to be provisioned have a specialised provisioning daemon running, which tracks OpenLDAP directory for changes. If a change concerns them, the execute the provisioning step and update the OpenLDAP directory about the successful (or unsuccessful) provisioning step.
== Provisioning ==