Juju support for Synnefo

[Katherine Cox-Buday]

Hey Stavros, welcome!

We have a Wiki page[1] up on contributing new providers to Juju. If you find yourself stuck, please reach out to the list so we can continue to improve this page.

[1] https://github.com/juju/juju/wiki/Implementing-environment-providers

Kindest Regards,
Katherine

Stavros Sachtouris <saxtouri at grnet.gr> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I am currently investigating ways for utilizing Juju on our own IaaS
> software (*), with the intention of suggesting it as the de facto PaaS
> layer.
>
> We have already considered using external CLI scripts for provisioning
> and scaling. This approach seems to work, but it limits the
> utilization of Juju features (e.g., you cannot scale from UI). What we
> really need is a provider with full support for Synnefo.
>
> We already had a glimpse in Juju code, trying to familiarize ourselves
> with the code, but we would appreciate any guidance on how to develop
> complete providers for Juju. Where do we get started? Are there any
> "developer Guides" or other documents? What is your policy on provider
> extensions?
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Stavros Sachtouris
> Developer @ GRNET
> saxtouri at grnet.gr
>
> (*) It is called Synnefo ( synnefo.org ) and is an opensource IaaS
> developed by the Greek Research Network of Technology (GRNET). It
> powers ~okeanos ( okeanos.grnet.gr ), a large IaaS providing resources
> to the Greek and other European academic communities. Synnefo is
> OpenStack compatible (in theory...)