OpenStack Heat Templates

^{Brian Abshier 2024}

Prerequisites:

• Public Network UUID
• SSH Key uploaded to account
• SSH Key name
• Flavor ID
• Image ID

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flex_easy_server.yaml

• Description: Basic Heat template that creates a VM with an existing key for authentication, and all the prerequisites on the networking side to make it publicly accessible.

Resources Created:

• Network: A private network for the VM.
• Subnet: A subnet within the private network.
• Router: A router to connect the private network to the public network.
• Router Interface: An interface to connect the router to the subnet.
• Port: A network port for the VM.
• Security Group: A security group with rules to allow SSH and ICMP.
• Floating IP: A floating IP to make the VM publicly accessible.
• VM Instance: The VM instance configured with the specified parameters.

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flex_lamp_stack.yaml

• Description: Provisions a virtual machine with a specified flavor, image, and SSH key, sets up a private network and subnet, configures routing to an external network, and installs a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) on the instance. It includes security group rules to allow SSH, HTTP, and HTTPS access and assigns a floating IP to the instance for public accessibility.

Resources Created:

• Network: A private network for the VM.
• Subnet: A subnet within the private network.
• Router: A router to connect the private network to the public network.
• Router Interface: An interface to connect the router to the subnet.
• Port: A network port for the VM.
• Security Group: A security group with rules to allow SSH and ICMP.
• Floating IP: A floating IP to make the VM publicly accessible.
• VM Instance: The VM instance configured with the specified parameters.

Software Installed:

• Apache: A web service.
• MySQL: A relational database service.
• PHP: An open source scripting language

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flex_wordpress_instance.yaml

• Description: Deploys a WordPress server on OpenStack with a local mysql database. This will create the necessary network infrastructure, security groups, and a VM instance. You will need to log into your server's wp-admin URL to complete the installation

Resources Created:

• Network: A private network for the VM.
• Subnet: A subnet within the private network.
• Router: A router to connect the private network to the public network.
• Router Interface: An interface to connect the router to the subnet.
• Port: A network port for the VM.
• Security Group: A security group with rules to allow SSH and ICMP.
• Floating IP: A floating IP to make the VM publicly accessible.
• VM Instance: The VM instance configured with the specified parameters.

Software Installed:

• Apache: A web service.
• MySQL: A relational database service.
• PHP: An open source scripting language
• WordPress: A web content management system.

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flex_dokuwiki_instance.yaml

• Description: Deploys a DokuWiki server on OpenStack. This will create the necessary network infrastructure, security groups, and a VM instance. DokuWiki is an open-source wiki software that is simple to use and does not require a database, making it ideal for creating documentation and collaborative content.

Resources Created:

• Network: A private network for the VM.
• Subnet: A subnet within the private network.
• Router: A router to connect the private network to the public network.
• Router Interface: An interface to connect the router to the subnet.
• Port: A network port for the VM.
• Security Group: A security group with rules to allow SSH and ICMP.
• Floating IP: A floating IP to make the VM publicly accessible.
• VM Instance: The VM instance configured with the specified parameters.

Software Installed:

• Apache: A web service.
• PHP: An open source scripting language
• DokuWiki: An open-source wiki software

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flex_drupal_instance.yaml

• Description: Deploys a virtual machine on OpenStack with a specified flavor, image, and SSH key, sets up a private network and subnet, configures routing to an external network, installs a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) on the instance, and installs a ready-to-use Drupal 10 installation. It includes security group rules to allow SSH, HTTP, and HTTPS access and assigns a floating IP to the instance for public accessibility. The user can specify the domain name for the Drupal site.

• Resources Created:

• Network: A private network for the VM.

• Subnet: A subnet within the private network.

• Router: A router to connect the private network to the public network.

• Router Interface: An interface to connect the router to the subnet.

• Port: A network port for the VM.

• Security Group: A security group with rules to allow SSH and ICMP.

• Floating IP: A floating IP to make the VM publicly accessible.

• VM Instance: The VM instance configured with the specified parameters.

Software Installed:

• Apache: A web service.
• MySQL: A relational database service.
• PHP: An open source scripting language
• Drupal: A web content management system.

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flex_minecraft_instance.yaml

• Description: Deploys a virtual machine on OpenStack with a specified flavor, image, and SSH key, sets up a private network and subnet, configures routing to an external network, and installs a Minecraft Java server with the latest version. It includes security group rules to allow SSH and Minecraft server access, and assigns a floating IP to the instance for public accessibility.

• Resources Created:

• Network: A private network for the VM.

• Subnet: A subnet within the private network.

• Router: A router to connect the private network to the public network.

• Router Interface: An interface to connect the router to the subnet.

• Port: A network port for the VM.

• Security Group: A security group with rules to allow SSH and ICMP.

• Floating IP: A floating IP to make the VM publicly accessible.

• VM Instance: The VM instance configured with the specified parameters.

Software Installed:

• Java: A high-level, class-based, object-oriented programming language.
• Minecraft Server: A java-based Minecraft server.