OpenStack

OpenStack is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform, providing virtual infrastructure services, such as virtual machines, networks, routers, load balancers and network shares. University of Münster CIT operates such an OpenStack platform for running services and storing research data.

Project Request Form

Information about requesting an OpenStack Project

Access to OpenStack

OpenStack can be accessed via a web user interface called horizon or the command line

Virtual Machines

Information on how to create virtual machines to run your services

Network Shares

Network shares provide a way to store large amounts of data

Security

Information about security measures

Data Storage

Information on how data is stored and how data loss is prevented

FAQ

Answers to frequently asked questions

Help and Support

Links to further documentation and communication channels