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+=====================
+Murano Charm Support
+=====================
+
+To add a service to Openstack provide a catalogue of applications deployable
+on Openstack.
+
+Problem Description
+===================
+
+To provide UI and API which allows to compose and deploy composite
+environments on the Application abstraction level and then manage their
+lifecycle. The Service should be able to orchestrate complex circular dependent
+cases in order to setup complete environments with many dependent applications
+and services. However, the actual deployment itself will be done by the
+existing software orchestration tools (such as Heat), while the Murano project
+will become an integration point for various applications and services.
+
+Proposed Change
+===============
+
+Murano will need to undergo MIR review for main inclusion; this process
+should include stripping of all debconf/dbconfig related code from the
+packaging.
+
+One new charm - Murano with corresponding tests and QA CI/setup.
+
+The new Murano charm should include, as a minimum, the following features:
+
+- Deployable in a highly available configuration
+- Allow clients and services to interact using SSL encryption
+- Charm progress displayed via workload status
+
+Alternatives
+------------
+
+Jobs could scheduled manually via cron on each machine.
+
+Implementation
+==============
+
+Assignee(s)
+-----------
+
+Primary assignee:
+  unknown
+
+Gerrit Topic
+------------
+
+Use Gerrit topic "<topic_name>" for all patches related to this spec.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    git-review -t murano
+
+Work Items
+----------
+
+Provide fully supported packages for Ubuntu
+===========================================
+
+- Package updates for Murano to strip all debconf/dbconfig related code from
+  the packaging.
+- MIR review for Murano - Evaluate package and source according to
+  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MainInclusionProcess, open corresponding bug, work
+  with Ubuntu MIR team and make any other necessary package changes to get
+  package into main.
+
+Provide Murano charm
+========================
+
+- Create skeleton charm layer based on OpenStack base layer and available
+  interface layers to deploy Murano.
+- Add support for upgrading Murano
+- Add config option and accompanying support for upgrades via
+  action-managed-upgrade.
+- Add support for deploying Murano in a highly available configuration
+- Add support for the Murano to display workload status
+- Add support SSL endpoints
+- Charm should have unit and functional tests.
+
+Mojo specification deploying and testing Murano
+================================================
+
+- Write Mojo spec for deploying murano in an HA configuration and testing
+  creation of jobs.
+
+Repositories
+------------
+
+git@github.com:openstack-charmers/charm-murano.git
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+The Murano charm should contain a README with instructions on deploying the 
+charm. A blog post is optional but would be a useful addition.
+
+Security
+--------
+
+No additional security concerns.
+
+Testing
+-------
+
+Code changes will be covered by unit tests; functional testing will be done
+using a combination of Amulet, Bundle tester and Mojo specification.
+
+Dependencies
+============
+
+- Provide rabbitmq interface layer
+- Provide mysql-shared interface layer
+- Provide pgsql interface layer
+- Provide keystone interface layer
+- Provide horizon interface layer
+- Provide heat interface layer
+- Provide hacluster interface layer
+- Provide nrpe-external-master interface layer
+- Provide OpenStack base layer with all common hook code that is not already
+  covered by an interface layer.
+- Provide OpenStack base layer with support for HA deployments
+- Provide OpenStack base layer with support for SSL communication
+- Provide OpenStack base layer with support for workload status