diff --git a/launch_slave.py b/launch_slave.py
index ce8a3edc..1e8f96f7 100644
--- a/launch_slave.py
+++ b/launch_slave.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+from libcloud.base import NodeImage, NodeSize, NodeLocation
 from libcloud.types import Provider
 from libcloud.providers import get_driver
 from libcloud.deployment import MultiStepDeployment, ScriptDeployment, SSHKeyDeployment
 import os, sys
 import getopt
 
+CLOUD_SERVERS_DRIVER = os.environ.get('CLOUD_SERVERS_DRIVER','rackspace')
 CLOUD_SERVERS_USERNAME = os.environ['CLOUD_SERVERS_USERNAME']
 CLOUD_SERVERS_API_KEY = os.environ['CLOUD_SERVERS_API_KEY']
+CLOUD_SERVERS_HOST = os.environ.get('CLOUD_SERVERS_HOST', None)
+CLOUD_SERVERS_PATH = os.environ.get('CLOUD_SERVERS_PATH', None)
 
 (option_pairs, args) = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], [], ["distro="])
 
@@ -14,52 +18,81 @@ if len(args) == 0:
   sys.exit(1)
 node_name = args[0]
 
-node_type = '76'
-
-for (name, value) in option_pairs:
-  if name == "--distro":
-    if value == "maverick":
-      node_type = '69'
-    if value == "natty":
-      node_type = '76'
-
 files={}
 for key in ("slave_private_key", "slave_gpg_key", "slave_tarmac_key"):
   if os.path.exists(key):
     with open(key, "r") as private_key:
       files["/root/%s" % key] = private_key.read()
 
-Driver = get_driver(Provider.RACKSPACE)
-conn = Driver(CLOUD_SERVERS_USERNAME, CLOUD_SERVERS_API_KEY)
+node_size = '3'
+node_type = '76'
+if CLOUD_SERVERS_DRIVER == 'rackspace':
+
+    for (name, value) in option_pairs:
+      if name == "--distro":
+        if value == "maverick":
+          node_type = '69'
+        if value == "natty":
+          node_type = '76'
+
+    Driver = get_driver(Provider.RACKSPACE)
+    conn = Driver(CLOUD_SERVERS_USERNAME, CLOUD_SERVERS_API_KEY)
+    images = conn.list_images()
+
+    size = [sz for sz in conn.list_sizes() if sz.id == node_size][0]
+    image = [img for img in conn.list_images() if img.id == node_type][0]
+
+elif CLOUD_SERVERS_DRIVER == 'eucalyptus':
+    node_type = 'ami-0000037e'
+    node_size = 'standard.small'
+    Driver = get_driver(Provider.EUCALYPTUS)
+    conn = Driver(CLOUD_SERVERS_USERNAME, CLOUD_SERVERS_API_KEY,
+                  host=CLOUD_SERVERS_HOST, path=CLOUD_SERVERS_PATH)
+    image = NodeImage(id=node_type, name="", driver="")
+    size = NodeSize(id=node_size, name="", ram=None, disk=None,
+                    bandwidth=None, price=None, driver="")
 
-# read your public key in
-sd = SSHKeyDeployment(open(os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub")).read())
 # a simple script to install puppet post boot, can be much more complicated.
-script = ScriptDeployment("""
-perl -ple 's/main/main universe/' -i /etc/apt/sources.list
+launch_script = """perl -ple 's/main/main universe/' -i /etc/apt/sources.list
 apt-get update
 apt-get -y --force-yes upgrade
 apt-get install -y --force-yes git rubygems
 gem install --no-rdoc --no-ri puppet
+cd /root
 git clone git://github.com/openstack/openstack-ci-puppet.git
 cd openstack-ci-puppet
 mv /root/slave_*_key modules/jenkins_slave/files/
 /var/lib/gems/1.8/bin/puppet apply -l /tmp/manifest.log --modulepath=`pwd`/modules manifests/site.pp
-""")
+"""
 
 # a task that first installs the ssh key, and then runs the script
-msd = MultiStepDeployment([sd, script])
+if CLOUD_SERVERS_DRIVER == 'rackspace':
+    # read your public key in
+    sd = SSHKeyDeployment(open(os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub")).read())
+    script = ScriptDeployment(launch_script)
+    msd = MultiStepDeployment([sd, script])
+else:
+    private_key_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh/%s.pem" % node_name)
+    if not os.path.exists(private_key_path):
+        resp = conn.ex_create_keypair(name=node_name)
+        key_material = resp.get('keyMaterial')
+        if not key_material:
+            print "Couldn't create keypair"
+            sys.exit(1)
+        with open(private_key_path, 'w') as private_key:
+            private_key.write(key_material + '\n')
+        os.chmod(private_key_path, 0600)
 
 
-images = conn.list_images()
-
-size = [sz for sz in conn.list_sizes() if sz.id == '3'][0]
-image = [img for img in conn.list_images() if img.id == node_type][0]
-
 
 # deploy_node takes the same base keyword arguments as create_node.
-node = conn.deploy_node(name=node_name, image=image, size=size, deploy=msd,
-                        ex_files=files)
+
+if CLOUD_SERVERS_DRIVER == 'rackspace':
+    node = conn.deploy_node(name=node_name, image=image, size=size, deploy=msd,
+                            ex_files=files)
+else:
+    node = conn.create_node(name=node_name, image=image, size=size,
+                            ex_keyname=node_name, ex_userdata=launch_script)
 
 with open("%s.node.sh" % node_name,"w") as node_file:
   node_file.write("ipAddr=%s\n" % node.public_ip[0])