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Orchestration service
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.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   get_started.rst
   install.rst
   verify.rst
   launch-instance.rst
   next-steps.rst

The Orchestration service (heat) uses a
`Heat Orchestration Template (HOT) <http://docs.openstack.org/developer/heat/template_guide/hot_guide.html>`_
to create and manage cloud resources.

This chapter assumes a working setup of OpenStack following the
`OpenStack Installation Tutorial <http://docs.openstack.org/#install-guides>`_.