This repository contains the source files for the OpenStack Operations Guide. You can read this guide at `docs.openstack.org/ops <http://docs.openstack.org/ops>`_. It was originally authored during a book sprint in February 2013. Read more about Book Sprints at http://www.booksprints.net. Additionally, a tools directory contains tools for testing this guide. Prerequisites ============= `Apache Maven <http://maven.apache.org/>`_ must be installed to build the documentation. To install Maven 3 for Ubuntu 12.04 and later,and Debian wheezy and later:: apt-get install maven On Fedora 15 and later:: yum install maven3 Contributing ============ This book is undergoing a custom edit with O'Reilly publishing and we welcome contributions to make it as accurate as possible. Our target is the Havana release. The style guide to follow is at `chimera.labs.oreilly.com <http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000969/index.html`_. Our community welcomes all people interested in open source cloud computing, and encourages you to join the `OpenStack Foundation <http://www.openstack.org/join>`_. The best way to get involved with the community is to talk with others online or at a meetup and offer contributions through our processes, the `OpenStack wiki <http://wiki.openstack.org>`_, blogs, or on IRC at ``#openstack`` on ``irc.freenode.net``. Installing OpenStack ==================== Refer to http://docs.openstack.org to see where these documents are published and to learn more about the OpenStack project.