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"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Choosing a Dashboard: Horizon or Skyline"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Persistent Network Connectivity Issues with OpenStack Kolla-Ansible Deployment"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Ideas for upgrade"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Just wanted to share the stuff :) 😄"
1 post
#6
News
: "Open Infrastructure Foundation Joins Forces With Linux Foundation"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/openstack
#1
Openstack
: "BYOO (Bring Your Own Openstack)"
344 posts
#2
Kolla Ansible
: "Offline Deployment of Multinode Kolla Ansible OpenStack – Need Help with Ansible Dependencies"
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
: "BYOO (Bring Your Own OpenStack)"
31 posts
#6
Kolla
: "[NEW IMPROVEMENTS]: Faster, Smarter OpenStack Upgrades with AVX-512 and 'ovsinit'"
30 posts
#7
Deployment
: "Migrating VMware to OpenStack with vJailbreak"
24 posts
#8
Nova
: "Which openstack service could give me this level of instance detail"
24 posts
#9
Network
14 posts
#10
Horizon
: "Choosing a Dashboard: Horizon or Skyline"
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(13.6%)
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Last updated: September 6, 2026