diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
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+# Monasca DevStack plugin
+#
+# Install and start Monasca service in devstack
+#
+# To enable Monasca in devstack add an entry to local.conf that
+# looks like
+#
+# [[local|localrc]]
+# enable_plugin monasca git://git.openstack.org/stackforge/monasca-api
+#
+# By default all Monasca services are started (see
+# devstack/settings). To disable a specific service use the
+# disable_service function. For example to turn off notification:
+#
+# disable_service monasca-notification
+#
+# Several variables set in the localrc section adjust common behaviors
+# of Ceilometer (see within for additional settings):
+#
+# EXAMPLE VARS HERE
+
+# Save trace setting
+XTRACE=$(set +o | grep xtrace)
+set -o xtrace
+
+function install_monasca {
+:
+}
+
+function init_monasca {
+:
+}
+
+function configure_monasca {
+:
+}
+
+# check for service enabled
+if is_service_enabled monasca; then
+
+    if [[ "$1" == "stack" && "$2" == "pre-install" ]]; then
+        # Set up system services
+        echo_summary "Configuring Monasca system services"
+
+    elif [[ "$1" == "stack" && "$2" == "install" ]]; then
+        # Perform installation of service source
+        echo_summary "Installing Monasca"
+
+    elif [[ "$1" == "stack" && "$2" == "post-config" ]]; then
+        # Configure after the other layer 1 and 2 services have been configured
+        echo_summary "Configuring Monasca"
+
+    elif [[ "$1" == "stack" && "$2" == "extra" ]]; then
+        # Initialize and start the Monasca service
+        echo_summary "Initializing Monasca"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$1" == "unstack" ]]; then
+        # Shut down Monasca services
+        # no-op
+        :
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$1" == "clean" ]]; then
+        # Remove state and transient data
+        # Remember clean.sh first calls unstack.sh
+        # no-op
+        :
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Restore xtrace
+$XTRACE
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diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
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+# Turn on all the Monasca services by default
+
+# Databases
+# mySQL already enabled in devstack
+enable_service influxdb
+
+# Storm
+enable_service storm
+
+# Core Monasca services
+enable_service monasca-api
+enable_service monasca-persister
+enable_service monasca-notification
+enable_service monasca-thresh
+enable_service monasca-agent
+
+OS_USERNAME=monasca
+OS_PASSWORD=password
+OS_PROJECT_NAME=monasca
+OS_AUTH_URL=
+
+INFLUXDB_API_USER=mon_api
+INFLUXDB_API_PASSWORD=password
+
+INFLUXDB_PERSISTER_USER=mon_persister
+INFLUXDB_PERSISTER_PASSWORD=password
+
+MYSQL_API_USER=monapi
+MYSQL_API_PASSWORD=password
+
+MYSQL_NOTIFICATION_USER=notification
+MYSQL_NOTIFICATION_PASSWORD=password
+
+MYSQL_THRESH_USER=thresh
+MYSQL_THRESH_PASSWORD=password