Hey everyone! I'm just starting my internship as a junior cloud architect, and I've been tasked with setting up a private cloud using OpenStack, hosted entirely on Azure virtual machines. Before I dive in, I want to get some community insights on a few points: 1) Is this approach common or realistic? I find it a bit odd to run OpenStack on public cloud infrastructure like Azure. Have you seen it used effectively in production? 2) Is this going to be cost-effective, or could it end up being pricier than going with Azure's native services or even using on-prem servers? 3) What's the complexity like for setting it up regarding architecture, networking, and maintenance? Any challenges I should anticipate? 4) What are the best practices for deploying OpenStack in this public cloud setting (like VM sizing, network configuration, and high availability)? 5) Would OpenStack-Ansible work well here, or should I be considering alternatives like Kolla-Ansible or DevStack? 6) Are there any security concerns I should keep in mind with OpenStack running on Azure? 7) If anyone has experience with this setup, what lessons have you learned? I'm eager to gather recommendations, resources, and shareable experiences to help minimize rookie mistakes. Thanks in advance!
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I’m curious about your reasons. Why OpenStack specifically on VMs? If you want to test Kubernetes, you might want to check out AKS instead. It could save you a lot of hassle.
Honestly, using OpenStack on Azure sounds a bit strange to me. I wouldn’t recommend running it in a production environment since it might not be fully supported by anyone involved. However, it could be a decent option for development, testing, or proof of concept environments.
Great point! I'm mainly looking for a learning experience, not for production use.
Yeah, it feels more like an experiment than a practical solution, right? Seems like a heavy lift for production.