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Subject: Re: Beginner at deltacloud/ruby- how to configure + Deploy DeltaCloud
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On 04/01/2013 09:01 PM, Arvind Creatrix IT Soft wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> OK one final question-- basically does a client (either using API or
> using a client library)- have to provide the correct SSL Certificate
> to the Deltacloud server? Is that the means of authentication?
> And where can I find docs on the PHP and Java client libraries? I saw
> docs on the Ruby client library online.
>
> One more thing- I would like to (in future) contribute to DeltaCloud-
> in that case, can I simply sign and send the Apache License
> Contributors Agreement and send it? Or are some other
> formalities/processes also to be followed?
>
>
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Arvind,
> Creatrix IT Soft.
> -----Original Message----- From: Francesco Vollero
> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 6:21 AM
> To: dev@deltacloud.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Beginner at deltacloud/ruby- how to configure + Deploy
> DeltaCloud API to work under a domain
>
> Il 4/2/13 2:14 AM, Arvind Creatrix IT Soft ha scritto:
>> Hello again,
>>
>> Is it possible to deploy DeltaCloud as a regular Ruby Web App? Which
>> can be accessed over a single domain name? (Just like a regular web
>> app is)
>>
> Yes of course.
>> What kind of changes will I have to make to DeltaCloud to convert it
>> from the current API server--> API Web App? Will using frameworks
>> like Sinatra/Padrino/Rubyon Rails help?
>>
> Deltacloud itself rely on Sinatra, so you can treat as any other web
> application.
>
> Cheers,
> -FV
>
>> Thanks,
>> Arvind.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>> Arvind,
>> Creatrix IT Soft.
>> -----Original Message----- From: Arvind Creatrix IT Soft
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 5:41 AM
>> To: dev@deltacloud.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: Beginner at deltacloud/ruby- how to configure + Deploy
>> DeltaCloud API to work under a domain
>>
>> Hello again
>>
>> OK, the cloud credentials are needed- but how do I prevent abuse of the
>> server running Delta Cloud itself? (for eg meaningless calls to the
>> deltacloud server which have random values for cloud credentials-- these
>> will still cause the server to do some processing, right-- how do I
>> prevent
>> this? Or do you mean that whenever a client library invokes delta
>> cloud-->
>> it has to furnish an SSL certificate? So that only authorised
>> requests are
>> actually processed by the Delta Cloud Server?
>>
>> I found out about Delta Cloud as I was looking for a cross cloud
>> provisioning library-- and Delta Cloud fits the bill because it can be
>> accessed from multiple languages.
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>> Arvind,
>> Creatrix IT Soft.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Francesco Vollero
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 5:32 AM
>> To: dev@deltacloud.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: Beginner at deltacloud/ruby- how to configure + Deploy
>> DeltaCloud API to work under a domain
>>
>> Il 4/2/13 1:57 AM, Arvind Creatrix IT Soft ha scritto:
>>> Hello again Francesco,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the prompt reply-- so DeltaCloud is not a regular
>>> 'web-app' which is accessed by going to a specific domain name?
>> Well, it's a ruby Rest API so, you can bind to a specific domain, also
>> you can put behind apache mod_proxy or nginx as you wish.
>>> In that case, does it have any authentication/security built in? So
>>> that no one can abuse the server running Delta Cloud?
>>>
>> Yes. To keep things secure, deltacloud support ssl encryption and for
>> the credentials, you don't have to worry because without the credentials
>> for your cloud providers nobody can abuse of your cloud machines.
>>
>> Anyway, I would like to ask you a question, where you heard of us?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -FV
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Arvind.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yours sincerely,
>>> Arvind,
>>> Creatrix IT Soft.
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Francesco Vollero
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 4:54 AM
>>> To: dev@deltacloud.apache.org
>>> Subject: Re: Beginner at deltacloud/ruby- how to configure + Deploy
>>> DeltaCloud API to work under a domain
>>>
>>> Il 4/2/13 1:19 AM, Arvind Creatrix IT Soft ha scritto:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your reply
>>>>
>>>> Please clarify the following for me--
>>>> I thought Delta Cloud provides an API? How will I access the API if
>>>> I cant access that API over a specific domain(in which delta cloud
>>>> is deployed)?
>>>>
>>> Well, Deltacloud is an API Rest server. You can configure it to be
>>> listening on any ip address that you think is the most suitable for
>>> you.
>>> At the end the Rest API is given over HTTP/HTTPS so you have to treat
>>> him as a web server.
>>>> Or, do I have to deploy DeltaCloud as you have said, and then use
>>>> the client library in the same machine (on which delta cloud is
>>>> installed)--  in which ever application I want to use Delta Cloud
>>>> in? Please clarify the above for me.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -FV
>>>> Yours sincerely,
>>>> Arvind,
>>>> Creatrix IT Soft.
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Francesco Vollero
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 4:40 AM
>>>> To: dev@deltacloud.apache.org
>>>> Subject: Re: Beginner at deltacloud/ruby- how to configure + Deploy
>>>> DeltaCloud API to work under a domain
>>>>
>>>> Il 4/1/13 11:49 PM, Arvind Creatrix IT Soft ha scritto:
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>> Howdy!
>>>>>
>>>>> I wish to deploy Delta Cloud and use it via its API.
>>>> Amazing!!
>>>>> I want to use its API via a specific domain, in a server where I
>>>>> am using a hosting control panel to deploy multiple domains/websites.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone let me know how to configure and deploy DEltacloud so
>>>>> that it works under one such domain? For any of the popular
>>>>> control panels- like CPanel/Plesk/Webmin?
>>>>> So that some domains have their existing websites/php apps while
>>>>> one new domain is used to access Deltacloud API?
>>>>
>>>> Well, deploy deltacloud itself is really easy, what you need to do
>>>> is to
>>>> install it following this procedure:
>>>> deltacloud.apache.org/install-deltacloud.html
>>>>
>>>> You would need a shell to the machine to install this ruby
>>>> application.
>>>> Well, you should not worry about it, because deltacloud run iteself on
>>>> 127.0.0.1 that mean localhost, so is not accessible from the
>>>> outside and
>>>> moreover we don't store any credentials so you should be safe for that
>>>> as well :)
>>>>> Another query- in the above scenario, how do I deploy updates to
>>>>> DeltaCloud?
>>>> Well, since it's distributed as gem for ruby you can run gem update
>>>> deltacloud if you're not using a pre packaged version (Fedora or
>>>> RHEL).
>>>>> Yours sincerely,
>>>>> Arvind.
>>>> Cheers and thanks for contact us,
>>>> -FV
>>>
>>
>
Hello Arvind,

I'm glad you are interested in contributing to Deltacloud.
You can find documentation on how to contribute on
our web site under:
http://deltacloud.apache.org/how-to-contribute.html

We are currently discussing changing the instructions
for sending a patch but until that is finalized you can
find instructions here:
http://deltacloud.apache.org/send-patch.html

Joe V.