r/openstack is a subreddit with 13k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses openstack, kolla ansible, ansible, networking, and instances, and they frequently recommend/review backup software.
Subreddit dedicated to news and discussions about OpenStack, an open source cloud platform.
Popular Themes in r/openstack
#1
Advice Requests
: ""Is Zuul still the best CI/CD tool for OpenStack + Kubernetes workflows in 2025?" What do you recommed"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Is there free online openstack environment for openstack client command line training"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Ideas for upgrade"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "keep instances running even the hosted compute node is down"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Just wanted to share the stuff :) 😄"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/openstack
#1
Openstack
: "BYOO (Bring Your Own Openstack)"
344 posts
#2
Kolla Ansible
: "Adding GPU to Kolla Ansible cluster"
61 posts
#3
Ansible
: "Is anybody using Kolla-Ansible in production?"
42 posts
#4
Networking
: "How do i know when i need to separate RabbitMQ, database or Networking from controller"
38 posts
#5
Instances
: "is making CPU allocation ratio = 1:1 not = 16:1 is like having bare metal Instances"
31 posts
#6
Kolla
: "[NEW IMPROVEMENTS]: Faster, Smarter OpenStack Upgrades with AVX-512 and 'ovsinit'"
30 posts
#7
Deployment
24 posts
#8
Nova
: "How to bind Nova and Cinder AZ?"
24 posts
#9
Network
: "Flat or vlan regrading external Network"
14 posts
#10
Horizon
: "Horizon shows an IP that not correspond to the real IP inside the VM"
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/openstack
Backup Software
2 reviews
#1
Bacula
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Amanda
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/openstack
Yearly
+2k members(14.7%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026