Pradeep Kumar Singh & Madhuri Kumari 
Containers in OpenStack [EPUB ebook] 
Leverage OpenStack services to make the most of Docker, Kubernetes and Mesos

A practical book which will help the readers understand how the container ecosystem and Open Stack work together.

• Gets you acquainted with containerization in private cloud


• Learn to effectively manage and secure your containers in Open Stack


• Practical use cases on container deployment and management using Open Stack components

This book is targeted towards cloud engineers, system administrators, or anyone from the production team who works on Open Stack cloud. This book act as an end to end guide for anyone who wants to start using the concept of containerization on private cloud. Some basic knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes will help.

• Understand the role of containers in the Open Stack ecosystem


• Learn about containers and different types of container runtimes tools.


• Understand containerization in Open Stack with respect to the deployment framework, platform services, application deployment, and security


• Get skilled in using Open Stack to run your applications inside containers


• Explore the best practices of using containers in Open Stack.

Containers are one of the most talked about technologies of recent times. They have become increasingly popular as they are changing the way we develop, deploy, and run software applications. Open Stack gets tremendous traction as it is used by many organizations across the globe and as containers gain in popularity and become complex, it’s necessary for Open Stack to provide various infrastructure resources for containers, such as compute, network, and storage.

Containers in Open Stack answers the question, how can Open Stack keep ahead of the increasing challenges of container technology? You will start by getting familiar with container and Open Stack basics, so that you understand how the container ecosystem and Open Stack work together. To understand networking, managing application services and deployment tools, the book has dedicated chapters for different Open Stack projects: Magnum, Zun, Kuryr, Murano, and Kolla.

Towards the end, you will be introduced to some best practices to secure your containers and COE on Open Stack, with an overview of using each Open Stack projects for different use cases.

An end to end guide for anyone who wants to start using the concept of containerization on private cloud.