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The stoney cloud is an Open Source Cloud Management solution with service providers as the target audience.
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The stoney cloud wiki acts as a collection of all aspects of a high availability cloud infrastructure. It is roughly divided into the following sections:
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* [[:Category:Infrastructure|Infrastructure]]: The basis of the whole ecosystem (Build Server, Binary Package Server, Mirror Server, Puppet Server, Operating System).
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* [[:Category:stoney cloud|stoney cloud]]: An expandable multi-tenant web based Open Source Cloud management solution with service providers as it's target audience.
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* [[:Category:Self-Service Modules|Self-Service Modules]]: Modules that expand the initial stoney cloud functionality.
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== Quick Links ==
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* [http://packages.stoney-cloud.org/stoney-cloud/pre-releases/1.2/iso/ stoney cloud: Download]
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* [[stoney cloud: virt-viewer]]
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* [[stoney cloud: Demo-System Installation]]
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* [[stoney cloud: Single-Node Installation]]
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* [[stoney cloud: Dual-Node Installation]]
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* [[stoney cloud: Multi-Node Installation]]
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* [[stoney cloud: Resetting your Test-Environment]]
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* [[stoney cloud: Upgrade]]
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= Characteristics =
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* Turnkey solution to build public and private clouds.
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* Runs unmodified Windows and Linux servers as well as desktops on commodity hardware.
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* Persistent and non-persistent virtual machines.
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* User friendly web interface to manage every aspect of your cloud.
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* Backups configurable via web interface.
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* Clear separation between the infrastructure and application and service layer.
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* Integration and provisioning of the [http://www.zabbix.com/ Zabbix] Monitoring solution.
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* Integration and provisioning of the [https://puppetlabs.com/ Puppet] Configuration Management solution.
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* Multi-tenant capable (work in progress, see the [[:Category:Selfcare | Selfcare]] category for the current state of the development).
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= Overview =
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== Infrastructure ==
The following image gives an overview of the life cycle of a virtual machine, starting with the ISO file and ending with a persistent or non-persistent virtual machine.
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The stoney cloud builds upon the [http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo] Linux Distribution and is dependent on infrastructure projects like:
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* [[Build Server]]
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* [[Binary Package Server]]
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* [[Mirror Server]]
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* [[Puppet Server]]
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While this infrastructure will serve stoney cloud in many ways, it may also be used to build cloud independent systems. We want you to be able to deploy desktops or more specialized gear using the same stack the infrastructure projects use to build services and manage machines for the cloud.
  
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Currently some [[Gentoo Infrastructure|requirements and proposals]] have been imported from the [http://www.rabe.ch/ RaBe] Wiki and are being fleshed out and merged into this wiki proper.
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== stoney cloud Wiki Write Access ==
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If you would like write access to the stoney cloud Wiki, please send us a [mailto:support@stoney-cloud.org?Subject=stoney%20cloud%20Wiki%3A%20Request%20Account&body=Dear%20stoney%20cloud%20Support%20Team%0A%0AI%20hereby%20request%20a%20write%20access%20account%20to%20the%20stoney%20cloud%20Wiki.%0A%0AName%3A%20%0ASurname%3A%20%0AE-Mail%3A%0A%0AMany%20thanks%20in%20advance! request].
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== stoney cloud ==
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The main framework called [[:Category:stoney core|stoney core]] is responsible for shared functionality.
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* The basic installation and configuration of the initial stoney cloud components (OpenLDAP server, Apache web server, GlusterFS, ...).
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* Reseller, customer and user management.
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* Roles and rights management.
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* Billing functionality.
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* Searching functionality.
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* A consistent look and feel between modules.
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* Internationalization.
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This functionality is accessible via:
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* A [[:Category:REST_API|REST API]], which serves as the data and business logic abstraction layer and uses JSON as the primary data interchange format.
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This [[:Category:REST_API|REST API]] is currenty accessible via:
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* A '''c'''ommand '''l'''ine '''i'''nterface.
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* An Ajax based web interface.
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* Any scripting language which supports a REST API and JSON.
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== Self-Service Modules ==
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The [[:Category:Self-Service Modules|Self-Service Modules]] expand the initial stoney cloud functionality. Some examples:
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* [[:Category:stoney conductor|stoney conductor]]: A cloud and virtual machine management tool (storage, network, cpu, memory, virtual machines, backups, snapshots, ...).
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* [[:Category:stoney vm|stoney vm]]: A simplified sub set of the [[:Category:stoney conductor|stoney conductor]] functionality (start, stop, access a virtual machine).
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* [[:Category:stoney backup|stoney backup]]: An on-line backup service for desktops, servers and virtual machines.
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* [[:Category:stoney mail|stoney mail]]: A mail service with optional collaboration functionality (based on Open-Xchange).
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* [[:Category:stoney monitor|stoney monitor]]: Monitoring (with Zabbix).
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* [[:Category:stoney orchestra|stoney orchestra]]: Configuration Management (with Puppet).
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* [[:Category:stoney box|stoney box]]: An on-line storage service (Webbrowser access via HTTPS, WebDAV via HTTPS and synchronisation to multiple devices).
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* [[:Category:stoney web|stoney web]]: Web & Database hosting service (based on Apache and MariaDB).
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Latest revision as of 11:50, 12 February 2015

The stoney cloud wiki acts as a collection of all aspects of a high availability cloud infrastructure. It is roughly divided into the following sections:

  • Infrastructure: The basis of the whole ecosystem (Build Server, Binary Package Server, Mirror Server, Puppet Server, Operating System).
  • stoney cloud: An expandable multi-tenant web based Open Source Cloud management solution with service providers as it's target audience.
  • Self-Service Modules: Modules that expand the initial stoney cloud functionality.


Quick Links

Infrastructure

The stoney cloud builds upon the Gentoo Linux Distribution and is dependent on infrastructure projects like:

While this infrastructure will serve stoney cloud in many ways, it may also be used to build cloud independent systems. We want you to be able to deploy desktops or more specialized gear using the same stack the infrastructure projects use to build services and manage machines for the cloud.

Currently some requirements and proposals have been imported from the RaBe Wiki and are being fleshed out and merged into this wiki proper.

stoney cloud Wiki Write Access

If you would like write access to the stoney cloud Wiki, please send us a request.

stoney cloud

The main framework called stoney core is responsible for shared functionality.

  • The basic installation and configuration of the initial stoney cloud components (OpenLDAP server, Apache web server, GlusterFS, ...).
  • Reseller, customer and user management.
  • Roles and rights management.
  • Billing functionality.
  • Searching functionality.
  • A consistent look and feel between modules.
  • Internationalization.

This functionality is accessible via:

  • A REST API, which serves as the data and business logic abstraction layer and uses JSON as the primary data interchange format.

This REST API is currenty accessible via:

  • A command line interface.
  • An Ajax based web interface.
  • Any scripting language which supports a REST API and JSON.

Self-Service Modules

The Self-Service Modules expand the initial stoney cloud functionality. Some examples:

  • stoney conductor: A cloud and virtual machine management tool (storage, network, cpu, memory, virtual machines, backups, snapshots, ...).
  • stoney vm: A simplified sub set of the stoney conductor functionality (start, stop, access a virtual machine).
  • stoney backup: An on-line backup service for desktops, servers and virtual machines.
  • stoney mail: A mail service with optional collaboration functionality (based on Open-Xchange).
  • stoney monitor: Monitoring (with Zabbix).
  • stoney orchestra: Configuration Management (with Puppet).
  • stoney box: An on-line storage service (Webbrowser access via HTTPS, WebDAV via HTTPS and synchronisation to multiple devices).
  • stoney web: Web & Database hosting service (based on Apache and MariaDB).