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+====================
+DevStack Quick Start
+====================
+
+### Create stack user (optional)
+
+Devstack should be run as a non-root user with sudo enabled (standard logins to
+cloud images such as “ubuntu” or “cloud-user” are usually fine).
+
+You can quickly create a separate stack user to run DevStack with.
+
+```bash
+$ sudo useradd -s /bin/bash -d /opt/stack -m stack
+```
+
+Since this user will be making many changes to your system, it should have sudo
+privileges:
+
+```bash
+$ echo "stack ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" | sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/stack
+$ sudo su - stack
+```
+
+### Download DevStack
+
+```
+$ git clone https://git.openstack.org/openstack-dev/devstack
+$ cd devstack
+```
+
+The `devstack` repo contains a script that installs OpenStack.
+
+### Create local.conf file
+
+Create a `local.conf` file at the root of the devstack git repo.
+
+##### Host settings
+
+```
+[[local|localrc]]
+# Multi-host settings
+MULTI_HOST=False
+HOST_IP=YOUR_IP_CONFIG
+SERVICE_HOST=$HOST_IP
+DATABASE_TYPE=mysql
+MYSQL_HOST=$HOST_IP
+RABBIT_HOST=$HOST_IP
+```
+
+- Replace YOUR_IP_CONFIG with your host IP (e.g. 10.0.0.72 or localhost).
+- If you are not configuring OpenStack env in multi-host settings, please set
+  MULTI_HOST=False.
+
+##### Password settings
+
+```
+# Passwords
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=123
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=123
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=123
+RABBIT_PASSWORD=123
+SERVICE_PASSWORD=123
+SERVICE_TOKEN=ADMIN
+```
+
+- Pre-set the passwords to prevent interactive prompts.
+
+##### Enable services
+
+```
+#FIXED_RANGE=192.168.128.0/24
+#IPV4_ADDRS_SAFE_TO_USE=192.168.128.0/24
+#GIT_BASE=/opt/git
+disable_service n-net
+disable_service tempest
+disable_service heat
+enable_service q-svc
+enable_service q-agt
+enable_service q-dhcp
+enable_service q-l3
+enable_service q-meta
+enable_service quantum
+enable_service n-novnc
+enable_plugin cyborg git://git.openstack.org/openstack/cyborg
+NOVA_VNC_ENABLED=True
+NOVNCPROXY_URL="http://$SERVICE_HOST:6080/vnc_auto.html"
+VNCSERVER_LISTEN=0.0.0.0
+VNCSERVER_PROXYCLIENT_ADDRESS=$SERVICE_HOST
+RECLONE=False
+#enable Logging
+LOGFILE=/opt/stack/logs/stack.sh.log
+VERBOSE=True
+LOG_COLOR=True
+LOGDIR=/opt/stack/logs
+```
+
+- Uncomment GIT_BASE configuration if you have a local git repo
+
+- enable_plugin cyborg will execute cyborg/devstack/plugin.sh and start cyborg
+  service
+
+- The devstack logs will appear in $LOGDIR
+
+  ​
+
+### Run DevStack
+
+```
+./stack.sh
+```
+
+This will take a 30-40 minutes, largely depending on the speed of your internet
+connection. Many git trees and packages will be installed during this process.
+
+It will speed up your installation if you have a local GIT_BASE.
+
+### Use OpenStack
+
+##### Command line
+
+You can `source openrc YOUR_USER YOUR_USER (e.g. source openrc admin admin)` in
+your shell, and then use the `openstack` command line tool to manage your devstack.
+
+##### Horizon
+
+You can access horizon to experience the web interface to OpenStack, and manage
+vms, networks, volumes, and images from there.
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    :maxdepth: 1
 
    contributor/contributing
+   contributor/devstack_setup
 
 
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