Difference between revisions of "InternshipProjects/Ideas"

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Goals

• Encourage open source contributions
• Onboard newcomers with 1:1 mentoring
• Attract new contributors to interesting projects and problem solving
• Get interesting projects done

When adding an idea to this page, please try to include the following detailed information:

• a description of what the particular project does and where its code lives
• a brief explanation of the idea
• the expected results
• pre-requisites for working on the project encapsulated in the idea
• if applicable, links to more information or discussions
• mailing list or IRC channel for your application/library/module/recipe/files

If you are not currently an OpenStack developer but have an idea for a proposal, get in contact with the relevant developers first.

Example

Description: Minecraft server automation with correct ports open, cron job for restarting available, using the OpenStack APIs.

Expected results: Script that deploys a Minecraft public server using OpenStack APIs. Possibly using the Heat API for orchestration. Bonus results: A working public server that has scripts for automatically updating when craftbukkit is updated.

Knowledge Prerequisites: Understanding of Compute API, Linux system administration Nice-to-have knowledge: REST API, JSON, programming, Git