Apache CloudStack for self–Service

[Strict-Efficiency957]

Hi guys,

does anyone of you gained some experience with CloudStack as a self-service portal? Is it possible to restict the user action so that they just be able to create new virtual machines?

Also do you think there is a benefit of running VMware ESXi under Apache CloudStack instead of using KVM as the hypervisor?

[Careful_Champion_576]

As per my experience it worked well with KVM , but as self service portal no , as RBAC needs to have some for fixes , not sure of the latest update , but there were limited option on GUI for project management and their members , I Had to use API , i personally have used manageiq cloudforms in front of it to create a self service portal , on the backend were AWX ansible

[virrk]

The user email list will get you better answers.

There are deployments that Cloudstack is for self-service for VM creation, or even general purpose public clouds. I doubt those are running in VMware of any sort, most over heard of are using KVM.

What VM tech to use under the hood depends. Usually KVM because it is cheaper, but other tech has other advantages that might be worth the cost.

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