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miguelgrinberg/ansible-lxc-rpc — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2014-11-21

1PythonAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 5/5DormantSetup · hard

tl;dr

Ansible playbooks that automatically deploy a full self-hosted OpenStack private cloud, built for Rackspace Private Cloud.

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    What it does
      Deploys OpenStack
      Automates cloud setup
      Scales via config
    Tech stack
      Ansible
      Python
      OpenStack
      LXC
    Use cases
      Build private cloud
      Avoid manual install
      Scale cloud servers
    Audience
      Enterprises
      Ops teams

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Deploy a complete self-hosted OpenStack cloud instead of using a public cloud provider.

VIBE 2

Automate weeks of manual identity, storage, compute, and networking setup.

VIBE 3

Scale a private cloud by editing a config file and re-running the playbooks.

VIBE 4

Extend the deployment with custom Keystone, Swift, or LXC modules for specific needs.

what's the stack?

AnsiblePythonOpenStackLXC

how it stacks up fr

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LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2014-11-21
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyhardhardhard
Complexity5/54/53/5
Audienceops devopsresearcherdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · hard time til it works · 1day+

Requires multiple pre-configured servers with network bridges and is built for a specific 2014-era Rackspace Private Cloud version.

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prompt 1
Explain how these Ansible playbooks deploy the different OpenStack service layers.
prompt 2
Walk me through the prerequisites needed on my servers before running this playbook set.
prompt 3
Help me understand the dynamically generated JSON inventory file this project uses to track deployments.

Frequently asked questions

what is ansible-lxc-rpc fr?

Ansible playbooks that automatically deploy a full self-hosted OpenStack private cloud, built for Rackspace Private Cloud.

What language is ansible-lxc-rpc written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Ansible, Python, OpenStack.

Is ansible-lxc-rpc actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2014-11-21).

How hard is ansible-lxc-rpc to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1day+ to a first successful run.

Who is ansible-lxc-rpc for?

Mainly ops devops.

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