How-To – Superuser

How-To

August 31, 2026

From GitLab SaaS to Full Sovereignty: Hosting GitLab in an OpenStack Cloud

The article explores how moving GitLab’s control plane into an OpenStack cloud creates greater digital sovereignty, while highlighting the trade-offs between control, complexity, and operational responsibility.

EL BOUKHARI Youcef
April 7, 2026

Ongoing Development and Next Steps for DOCOMO and Tacker

Learn how DOCOMO is now developing and deploying container-based VNF as vRAN and 5GC
Yuya Kuno
Yasafumi Ogawa
March 4, 2026

Deploying Shared Files in OpenStack: A Guide to Manila Security and Terraform Integration

This guide explores how to bridge the gap between OpenStack Manila and Terraform.

EL BOUKHARI Youcef
December 7, 2025

Integration of the Octavia module (Load Balancer as a Service) in an OpenStack Cloud Environment – Part 2

Learn more about the integration of the Octavia service into an OpenStack deployment.

EL BOUKHARI Youcef
December 7, 2025

Integration of the Octavia module (Load Balancer as a Service) in an OpenStack cloud environment – Part 1

Learn more about the integration of the Octavia service into an OpenStack deployment.

EL BOUKHARI Youcef
September 18, 2025

Unlock Peak Performance and Efficiency: The Power of OpenStack Watcher

OpenStack Watcher is a powerful and flexible resource optimization service designed to help you get the most out of your OpenStack-based clouds.
June 30, 2025

Part Two: Getting Started with Standalone OpenStack Ironic

Part two of demystifying preconceptions about private cloud infrastructures and bare metal lifecycle with practical, simple, and reproducible examples, starting with a minimal OpenStack Ironic “standalone” setup.

Ettore Simone
June 23, 2025

Part One: Getting Started with Standalone OpenStack Ironic

Let’s try to demystify some preconceptions about private cloud infrastructures and bare metal lifecycle with practical, simple, and reproducible examples, starting with a minimal OpenStack Ironic “standalone” setup.

Ettore Simone
May 1, 2025

Kolla Ansible OpenStack Installation (Ubuntu 24.04)

Explore this guide detailing the installation of OpenStack on a Ubuntu 24.04 server using a private network.

Martial Michel
April 15, 2025

How To Set Up a Virtual Machine With VirtualBox

Learn how running OpenStack in a VM is a better approach than running it locally on your PC. You can allocate specific resources, run several OpenStack versions concurrently, and prevent software conflicts.

AgnesNduta