Level Up Your Training With OpenMetal

OpenMetal is a next generation cloud provider on a mission to simplify the adoption of open source and empower individuals. With OpenMetal you can deploy a hyper-converged set of 3 servers running on OpenStack Yoga and backed by Ceph Quincy in as little as 45 seconds.

Use an OpenMetal trial cloud to practice what you’ve learnt.

OpenStack Trial Cloud

Accelerate your learning efforts.

Access resources below:

USER DOCS  |  VIDEO TUTORIALS  |  CLOUD TRIALS

 

Exclusive Education Specials

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Access OpenMetal User Docs

OpenMetal’s engineering team has created guides for OpenStack, Kubernetes on OpenStack, Automating OpenStack Infrastructure with Terraform, etc. If you’re ready to get started learning how to use or administer an OpenStack cloud, deploy a trial cloud and follow along.

Are You a Content Developer?

We’re always looking for writers, bloggers, or influencers to build great content with us for the open source community. If you’re interested, email us at social@openmetal.io to request more information.

Choose a Cloud Trial That’s Right for You

Learn Our Cloud

If you are just learning, request an individual cloud trial (up to 8 hours) to experience the cloud platform.

Create Account

Once you create an account, select “Trial” in the account portal.

Test Our Cloud

If you are evaluating, request an individual or organization trial (up to 45 days) to test production ready clouds.

Create Account

Once you create an account, select “Free Trial” in the account portal.

Request a Proof of Concept

If you are from an organization with unique needs, let our engineering team build a proof of concept.

Request Meeting

Schedule a complimentary consult to discuss your specific PoC needs.

NOTE: These trials and PoCs are deployed on live cloud servers. Therefore, quantities may be limited, depending on demand. If you are not able to get into a trial immediately, you will be notified as soon as resources become available.

Private Cloud Fundamental Advantage vs Public Cloud

At scale, private clouds have a significant cost and performance advantage over public cloud. In this blog post, Todd Robinson breaks down why you should switch large workloads to private clouds. He uses  large data sets over many years pulled from our public cloud and private cloud customers and from inbound customers using mega clouds, to analyze wasted resources and demonstrate how you can optimize your cloud to avoid waste and improve performance.  

What Are The Projects That Make Up OpenStack?

In this blog post, Avani Rampersad discusses some OpenStack projects, what purpose they can serve in your cloud and what other projects you will need to use them. 

Why You Should Run Kubernetes Clusters on OpenStack

In this blog post, you’re going to learn about the key reasons why you’d want to run Kubernetes clusters on OpenStack. Michael Levan explores cost, security, and reliability as he examines if OpenStack is the right environment to run your Kubernetes clusters.

Explore the Advantages of OpenStack on OpenMetal

OpenMetal is blurring the line between public and private cloud models. Get the security, control, and cost-efficiency of a private OpenStack cloud with the ease, flexibility, and speed of a public cloud.

Full OpenStack Cloud

Simple and Fast to Start

  • 100% your servers in your VLANs, with Root
  • All the core OpenStack components plus more
  • RefStack validated deployment
  • Pre-configured for production, ready to customize
  • Includes Ceph storage plus LVM storage options
  • Get right to using the cloud via Horizon, Terraform, or CLI

Launch an OpenStack Cloud in Seconds

Provision OpenStack Private Clouds on-demand and go from zero to new VMs in about 45 seconds or less.

Hear how you can deploy
OpenStack easier and faster.

Reduce Costs, Increase Profitability

Say goodbye to proprietary licensing fees and unpredictable compute, storage, and transfer costs.

Hear how you can
improve your bottom line.

Gain Control Over the
Hardware

Get greater control by accessing the underlying infrastructure and fine-tuning hardware for performance.

Hear how hardware access
can improve performance.

Create Your Account Now to Get Started

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Embark on a Learning Adventure with Tech Influencers!

We highly recommend utilizing a trial cloud to put into practice what you’ve learned from these tutorials created by
freeCodeCamp, LearnLinuxTV, and more!

OpenStack Tutorial – Operate Your Own Private Cloud

In this Free Code Camp course you will gain a core understanding of what OpenStack is and you will learn the basics of setting up and administering OpenStack using the OpenMetal platform.

 

OpenStack Operator’s Manual

 

Best Way to Install OpenStack? 

Watch as Daniel Persson compares deploying OpenStack with OpenMetal vs his experience deploying OpenMetal manually.

 

OpenStack User Manual

 

Getting Started with OpenStack

OpenStack is awesome! Using this amazing open source project, you can build your very own private cloud. In this foundational cloud tutorial video, LearnLinuxTV and OpenMetal team up to give you some valuable information on OpenStack.

 

OpenStack User Manual

 

 

Episode 1- Introduction and Administration

In this episode, Jay goes over the series introduction and outline. He also provides you with a detailed overview of the OpenStack project Horizon. 

 

OpenStack Horizon Guides

 

Episode 2 -Launching Compute Instances

In this episode, Jay introduces you to Nova and covers everything you need to know to set up your instances 

 

OpenStack Instance Guide

 

Episode 3 – Setting Up Block Storage Volume

In this episode, Jay will introduce you to Cinder.  You will learn about attaching a volume to a compute instance, adding a partition to the new storage volume, formatting storage volumes, transferring volumes across servers and creating object storage containers.

What is Cinder?    Configuring Cinder with K8s

 

Episode 4 – Building Virtual Networks

In this episode, Jay will introduce you to Neutron.  You will learn about network related topics within OpenStack such as security groups, building networks, setting up routers, launching computing instances on new networks, setting up floating IP address and setting up a load balancer in OpenStack with a floating IP. 

What is Neutron?    Networking in OpenStack

Episode 5 – Combining OpenStack and OpenShift

In this episode, Jay will show you how to combine OpenStack with OpenShift. In this episode, you will learn to  create and set up OpenStack Project and how to install and configure OpenShift on OpenStack.
   Installing and OpenShift Cluster on OpenStack

 

Episode 6 – Automating Cloud Deployments

In this episode, Jay will show you how to automate OpenStack with Terraform and Ansible!

Kolla Ansible      Terraform Guide