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cleura: ct113 Using OpenStack Heat to manage Cleura Cloud resources (June 2025)

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Using OpenStack Heat to manage Cleura Cloud resources (June 2025)


Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

About This Course

You are about to get acquainted with OpenStack Heat and use it to automatically spin up a Cleura Cloud server, preconfigured to act as a full-blown Docker host.

All you need to go through this tutorial is internet access and a web browser.

Objectives

Upon completion, you will:

  • know about templates and the resource types Heat supports
  • have a good understanding of stacks and the flexibility of Heat regarding resource creation
  • know how to use cloud-init in your templates, to automate tasks related to your cloud servers
  • be able to create and update stacks while building your cloud applications

Course Staff

Christos Varelas

Christos has multi-year experience in technical writing for tech and popular science magazines in Greece. He has also been the publisher of deltaHacker, a Greek monthly periodical on all things networking, security, and ethical hacking. After deltaHacker ran its course, he switched careers and delved into the world of Quality Assurance for software maintenance. Even though that adventure kept him busy much longer than he expected, his fondness for technical writing prevailed. Now, he is a proud (and happy) member of the documentation team in Cleura.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to download or install anything?

No, all course material will be delivered on demand to your device via a web browser. Labs will be conducted online as well.

What web browser should I use?

The Open edX platform works best with current versions of Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or any Chromium-based browser.

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    ct113

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