The OpenStack Dashboard project provides a Python/Django-based web interface for managing OpenStack projects, users, images, instances, volumes, and more. Originally created by NASA for the Nebula project, it is now an OpenStack incubation project. Developers are working to transition it from the original Amazon EC2 API to the new OpenStack API to take advantage of new features. The project is looking to rename its core module, introduce submodules for different OpenStack services, and integrate PaaS technologies to provide a more full-featured dashboard.

2. OpenStack Dashboard http://launchpad.net/openstack-dashboard Long live the new cloud Devin Carlen (@devcamcar) [email_address]

3. A Brief History python / django based web framework created by NASA for the Nebula project and open sourced based on original Nova prototype built on EC2 API

4. Original Scope manage projects and users browse and edit images launch and terminate instances create volumes and attach them to instances open an interactive ajax console for an instance

5. Current State of Affairs dashboard is a reference implementation use it as a guide to build your own django site pick and choose which underlying modules you need underlying modules are in production use by NASA Nebula OpenStack incubation project dozen or so contributors

10. Ajax Console

11. Transition to OpenStack API still based on EC2 API pros: volume, keypair, security group support cons: can't take advantage of new OS API features, extensions, PaaS, etc.

12. Transition to OpenStack API work in progress to migrate to OS API auth (will defer to whatever OS as a whole chooses) volumes (branch for volume extensions in OS API) keypairs (nothing in OS API currently) security groups (nothing in OS API currently)

13. Admin API uses nova-adminclient http://launchpad.net/nova-adminclient also based on EC2 API transition this to OpenStack API as well

14. Looking Forward underlying module is currently "django-nova” rename this to "django-openstack” introduce submodules django_openstack.nova django_openstack.swift django_openstack.glance django_openstack.syspanel django_openstack.billing

15. Looking Forward jquery-pjax https :// github.com / defunkt / jquery-pjax ) ajax + real urls beautiful ui's that gracefully degrade PaaS integration RedDwarf, Atlas, etc…

16. Getting Started get the code bzr branch lp:openstack-dashboard set up virtualenv python <branch_dir>/tools/openstack-dashboard/install_venv.py http://wiki.openstack.org/OpenStackDashboard for more details

17. Help Wanted this is an OpenStack incubation project developers wanted!