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Frequently Asked Questions

What Is Poppy?

Poppy provides CDNaaS for OpenStack:

  • REST API for CDN service provisioning
  • Multi-tenant
  • Integrated with Keystone for Authentication
  • Integrated with Designate for dynamic CNAMEing
  • Support for CDN providers (Fastly, MaxCDN, CloudFront, Akamai, Edgecast)

How do I install Poppy?

For Developers:

  • Please read the README file located in the github repository.


For Operators:

  • We have Dockerfiles if you wish to deploy using Docker.
  • We also are available on Pypi under the package poppycdn (coming soon)

I am interested in Poppy. How can I get involved?

  • Join the #openstack-poppy channel where the team hangs out and participate in design discussions
  • Join and participate in the weekly Poppy meeting every Thursday : Meetings/Poppy
  • Contribute Blueprints for potential features that you think need to be incorporated into the Poppy API

What CDN Providers does Poppy work with?

How can I add my CDN as a provider and participate in the program?

Do you have working code I can use now?

What features does Poppy support?

How will you handle offering feature X?

Will you be applying for Openstack Incubation?

Incubation is not the focus currently for the Poppy Team. When the community feels the time is right, we will apply for Incubation.

Why did you choose the name "Poppy"

A play on the words "PoP" and "Py".

  • "PoP" or "Points of Presence" is a common term for the locations where a CDN provider has a presence.
  • "Py" represents Python - that language of choice for Poppy.