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Overview |
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Kamaki was created in 2011 by the `Synnefo <http://www.synnefo.org>`_ |
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development team at the *Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET)*, |
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initially as an internal project and later as a multipurpose tool for all |
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users. |
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Synnefo is open source cloud software used to create massively scalable IaaS |
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clouds. It uses Google Ganeti for the low level VM management. It talks to |
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the outside world through the OpenStack APIs with extensions for advanced |
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operations. Synnefo is used by GRNET to power its |
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`~okeanos <http://okeanos.grnet.gr>`_ service, providing cloud services to the |
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whole Greek research and academic community. |
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Kamaki was originally conceived as a handy tool for the developers of *Synnefo* |
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and the administrators of *~okeanos*. The initial purpose of kamaki was to |
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provide an easy to use command-line client for accessing the various ReST APIs |
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of Synnefo. |
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Kamaki has been designed to act as a command line client as well as a python |
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library for client developers. It is widely used in various Synnefo and okeanos |
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components. Third parties are also encouraged to use the kamaki library for |
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developing their own python-based cloud applications. |
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As Synnefo became a full, scalable and stable cloud solution, kamaki also |
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evolved to an intuitive, multipurpose tool, available to a wider user base. |
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For example, it is used as the main Pithos+ client in Linux and other Unix-like |
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environments. It can be easily set up in all popular platforms, including |
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recent Linux, OS X and Windows releases. |
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Who uses *kamaki*? |
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Kamaki is targeted to new and advanced users who need an intuitive |
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command-line tool for managing a local or remote Synnefo deployment. |
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*kamaki* is currently used |
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* internally by the Synnefo development team to test the Synnefo software, |
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* by the deployment team which operates `GRNET ~okeanos` service |
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* as the main `Pithos+` client in Linux and other Unix-like environments, as |
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well as in windows and osx by users with a preference for command line |
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* by third-party `Synnefo` deployers for testing and debugging their setup |
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* as an API library for other components in the Synnefo universe ((`burnin`, |
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`image-creator`) or external applications |
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Community & Support |
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The *kamaki* development team values your help and depends on community |
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feedback for the evolution of new features. Any contributions and bug reports |
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are highly appreciated. |
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For any problems you may bump into while using *kamaki* or for help from the |
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development team please contact us at:: |
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* Users list: synnefo@googlegroups.com |
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* Developers list: synnefo-devel@googlegroups.com |