Links:
OpenStack URL: https://www.openstack.org/
OpenStack on FreeBSD URL: https://github.com/openstack-on-freebsd

Contact: Chih-Hsin Chang <starbops@hey.com>
Contact: Li-Wen Hsu <lwhsu@FreeBSD.org>

This project aims to port key OpenStack components such as keystone, nova, and neutron, so that FreeBSD can function as an OpenStack host.

We started porting nova-novncproxy and nova-serialproxy to increase the ways to access the instance console. To lower the threshold for people who want to give it a try on the project, we also migrated our development environment from a physical machine to a virtual one. There is still a problem running bhyve VMs on top of Linux KVM. A detailed writeup for the issue can be found here. Other achievements include:

In the next quarter, we will continue working on the console proxy services to make the overall workflow more fluent.

The step-by-step documents for constructing a POC site can also be found in the docs repository. The patched version of each OpenStack component is under the same GitHub organization.

People interested in helping with the project can first help check the documentation by following the installation guide. Feedback and help are always welcome.

Sponsor: The FreeBSD Foundation