Private Cloud on Manuel Chichi

Tweaks - Installation part 3

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Continuing the journey of my private cloud project, I embarked on integrating the OpenStack Cinder CSI plugin to enhance storage capabilities. However, a space constraint prompted the addition of an NVME disk (Toshiba 256GB M.2 2242) to facilitate Cinder’s functionality.

Cinder

Cinder, as elucidated in the official documentation, is the OpenStack Block Storage service for providing volumes to Nova virtual machines, containers and more.

Configuration of the new disk

The incorporation of the new disk necessitated a sequence of steps. After powering down the host, I appended the disk and rebooted the system. Then I listed all the available disks.

ClusterAPI - Installation part 2

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This is a continuation of my private cloud project.

Bastion

Finally we have already deployed our OpenStack cluster and it’s time to create a small bastion. In the landscape of infrastructure management, having a bastion is essential for secure access and management of infrastructure. It serves as a centralized entry point, ensuring controlled access, security, and simplified management.

In order to accomplish that I’ve created a repository that holds instructions for doing so using Terraform. Here we upload an Ubuntu base image to Openstack, create the bastion and provision it with my dotfiles.

Host setup - Installation part 1

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2025-04-27

This is a continuation of my private cloud project.

Ubuntu server

Installing Ubuntu ISO on server

First I need to download an Ubuntu 24.04 ISO in order to install it on the host server. This can be done from the following link. The idea is to do an installation of this OS with the minimun required packages. I am not going to enter into further details about how I did this instalation.

Introduction - Plan and objectives

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2025-04-27

Introduction

Last month, I upgraded my PC with the goal of building my own private cloud. As part of this project, I purchased a new domain, manuelchichi.com.ar, and began setting up the environment.

🔍 Note: While researching my options, a lot of questions came up. I quickly realized it would require more investigation to find the right tools and make sure everything would work properly.

My main idea was to use an open-source solution with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) support and strong features. That’s when I discovered OpenStack.