OpenStack Upstream Institute Trainees’ Guide

How to prepare

  • Make sure you have a wifi enabled laptop with you.

  • Download the prepared virtual machine image and some environmentfor running the image (We suggest VirtualBox):

  • Prepare an environment by yourself from scratch:

    • Create a virtual machine on your laptop with Ubuntu 16.04 installed and6+ GB of RAM.

    • Alternatively, you can use your virtual machine on a public cloud.

    • Check that you can ssh from your laptop to the virtual machine

    • Check thatapt install works on the virtual machine

    • Read and complete theSetup IRCguide.

  • Go to theAccount Setuppage and complete the steps documented there to setup your OpenStackFoundation Account and accounts for accessing OpenStack’s bug and tasktracking systems.

  • Prepare git in the virtual machine that was created above:

    • Complete theConfigureGit steps documented on theSetup and Learn GITpage. If you are not familiar with Git you may want to also read thecontent under theLearningGit section.

    • Go to theSetting Up Your Gerrit Accountpage and follow the steps forSignUp,IndividualContributorLicenseAgreement,and optionally, theSetupSSHKeys.

Note

Aside from the sections above, we will cover everything else that is inthe Contributor Guide duringthe classes.

Note

If you are attempting the steps above before the Upstream Institute classand need assistance you can find mentors in the #openstack-upstream-institutechannel on irc.oftc.net.