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bwCloud-OS wiki

Welcome to the bwCloud-OS Wiki — the central knowledge base for using the multi-region OpenStack cloud shared across the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The cloud is jointly operated by the universities of Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Mannheim, and Ulm, and is available for use by all participating educational institutions throughout the state.

This documentation is primarily intended for Users. General information about the bwCloud-OS service and the bwCloud3 project is available on our website. Technical support is available on the state support portal.

Quickstart

Create VM

1. Log in to the bwCloud-OS Dashboard and select the desired Region in the top left corner.
2. Under Compute → Key Pairs, make sure you have a key uploaded or create a new key pair.
3. Go to Compute → Instances → Launch Instance and fill out the tabs one by one:
   1. Details: Assign a name.
   2. Source: Choose an Image (e.g. Debian 12).
   3. Flavor: Select a Hardware Flavor (e.g. m1.small).
   4. Networks: Select the appropriate network.
   5. Key Pairs: Choose your SSH key pair.
   6. Click Launch.
4. Connect: ssh -i /path/to/private-key <user>@<IP-address> (for Debian/Ubuntu: user debian or ubuntu). Username overview here.

Theme-Hub

Registration

entitlements, region

Instances (VMs)

start VMs, connect (SSH), images/flavors, snapshots

Network & Security

floating-IP, security groups, networks/router, DNS/FQDN

Storage

volumes, performance, backups

(Group-)Projects & Quota

apply, roles, entitlements, group projects

Automation & Tools

Ansible, API-access

Other Notes

Network/Ports

see Reference: Network – blocked/allowed ports..

Support

Support: open ticket

Terms

Glossary