# openstack/devstack

System for quickly installing an OpenStack cloud from upstream git for testing and development. Mirror of code maintained at opendev.org.

Repository: https://github.com/openstack/devstack
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devstack
Homepage: https://opendev.org/openstack/devstack
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-30T19:06:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5404, "days_push": 34, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2143, forks 1345 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:18.557450+00:00)

## What it is
DevStack is a set of shell scripts and utilities that quickly deploy a full OpenStack cloud from upstream git source trees on a clean Ubuntu or Rocky Linux machine. It is primarily aimed at developers and CI systems that need disposable OpenStack environments for testing and development.

## Use cases
- spin up a local OpenStack cloud for development
- set up an OpenStack test environment in a VM
- test cross-project OpenStack features against trunk code
- run OpenStack CI on every commit
- learn OpenStack internals by deploying from source
- prototype changes to OpenStack services

## When to choose
- you need a disposable OpenStack environment built from git for development or CI
- you want to test specific OpenStack branch combinations or milestone-proposed code
- you are an OpenStack contributor who needs a realistic dev cloud quickly

## When to avoid
- you want a production OpenStack deployment - use OpenStack-Ansible, Kolla-Ansible, or a packaged distribution instead
- you cannot dedicate a clean disposable VM, since the scripts alter system configuration extensively
- you need a supported, upgradeable installation rather than a dev sandbox

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, developer-tools, configuration-management, ci-cd
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: openstack, devstack, cloud-deployment, development-environment, shell-scripts, testing-environment, devops, linux, shell

## Member repositories
- openstack/devstack (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.557450+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:51:15.742527+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/openstack/devstack (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.557450+00:00, sha b3654f890ea5)
  - homepage: https://opendev.org/openstack/devstack (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:26.102021+00:00, sha 39c8d04bc825)
  - site_page: https://opendev.org/openstack/devstack/commit/dc97cb71e85fc807d2cce6f054c785922d322eb9 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:26.132461+00:00, sha 88f012245d95)
  - site_page: https://opendev.org/openstack/devstack/commit/4578f98944efac5ef0c2c1476d26efd5c880e367 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:26.185313+00:00, sha 247b4d037f3f)
  - site_page: https://opendev.org/openstack/devstack/commit/5363122ae187be4ebcbdeafe884e8cb73cd36f73 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:26.203665+00:00, sha 455fdbf883e2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.