--- title: What is OpenStack? description: "**First: we will explain what cloud computing is?** ### First: the definition of cloud computing It is a service provided by companies through the internet Whether it is infrastructure, data base, server, software, storage, and the service is provided under…" url: "https://www.hyyat.com/en/knowledgebase/what-is-openstack/" updated: "2026-10-21" category: Server management / servers without control panel tags: - cloud --- # What is OpenStack? **First: we will explain what cloud computing is?** ### First: the definition of cloud computing It is a service provided by companies through the internet Whether it is infrastructure, data base, server, software, storage, and the service is provided under an environment called Virtualization   #### Virtualization meaning It is a property that hears the division of resources or hardware into several devices Each device can download its own operating system without affecting the rest of the devices     #### Virtualization types **1-hypervisors hosted** There must be an operating system, whether windows, Linux, Mac, and the program is downloaded to it, and we divide it Example VMware workstation or virtual box oracle or kvm red hat and server vps [![What is OpenStack? - screenshot 1](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1-hypervisors-hosted.png)](https://www.hyyat.com/en/)   **2-hypervisors bare metal** In this type, hypervisors are downloaded directly to the hardware as if it were an operating system, and the hardware is partitioned No need for an operating system Example Citrix XenServer, VMware vSphere, Proxmox ve, Hyper-V for Windows, and RHEV for red hat   [![What is OpenStack? - screenshot 2](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2-hypervisors-bare-metal.png)](https://www.hyyat.com/en/) From the division above, it is clear that cloud is hypervisors hosted because it needs an operating system to download on   ## cloud types   ### 1- public cloud They are devices that provide service and so many people can use the service In other words, providing all computing applications and resources, but to a group of clients, and the applications are mixed on computing servers.   [![What is OpenStack? - screenshot 3](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/public-cloud.png)](https://www.hyyat.com/en/) ### 2- private cloud It is a service that is provided to one person or one company, or in other words, it is a service But rented to one person or institution so that it works for him and under his full disposal in data and security And the quality and efficiency of the service and there is no participation in the services   [![What is OpenStack? - screenshot 4](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2-private-cloud.jpg)](https://www.hyyat.com/en/) ### 3- community cloud It is a union of more than one company to create a private cloud between them, or a company can be its owner For the cloud and the rest of the hosted companies, I have the company that owns the cloud, and it is responsible for the maintenance and protection process     [![What is OpenStack? - screenshot 5](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3-community-cloud.png)](https://www.hyyat.com/en/)   ### 4- Hybrid Cloud It is a meeting of a public cloud with a private cloud, an illustrative example, meaning there is a private cloud in the company The company is also a public cloud renter, and there is a communication process that shows them or a transfer process   [![ماهو OpenStack ؟](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/4-Hybrid-Cloud.png)](https://www.hyyat.com/en/)   #### An illustrative picture of the species   [![ماهو OpenStack ؟](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cloud-.png)](https://www.hyyat.com/en/)   ### What is OpenStack? ![ماهو OpenStack ؟](https://www.hyyat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/OpenStack®_Logo_2016.svg_-300x145.png) OpenStack system [OpenStack](https://www.openstack.org/) It is the name of a free, open source operating system project classified under the IaaS category, used to enable private cloud computing within an organization's network. This system was established in partnership between Rackspace, a company specializing in cloud computing, and the American Space Research Center, NASA This is to enable organizations to create cloud networks using the devices they have. This project is managed by the non-profit OpenStack Foundation. This system controls server hardware, storage devices and network resources for the entire organization's data center, and network administrators can control it through a simple control interface that can be accessed through a browser. This system is used by many large companies and organizations to control their cloud networks, including Rackspace, NASA, Red Hat, HP, Wikimedia, AT&T, and many others.   OpenStack System Elements This system consists of a group of elements as follows: - Compute Controller: Infrastructure controller. - Storage: The storage system. - Network Controller: The network controller. 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