This section describes how to install and configure the proxy service that handles requests for the account, container, and object services operating on the storage nodes. For simplicity, this guide installs and configures the proxy service on the controller node. However, you can run the proxy service on any node with network connectivity to the storage nodes. Additionally, you can install and configure the proxy service on multiple nodes to increase performance and redundancy. For more information, see the Deployment Guide. The proxy service relies on an authentication and authorization mechanism such as the Identity service. However, unlike other services, it also offers an internal mechanism that allows it to operate without any other OpenStack services. However, for simplicity, this guide references the Identity service in . Before you configure the Object Storage service, you must create service credentials and an API endpoint. The Object Storage service does not use a SQL database on the controller node. Instead, it uses distributed SQLite databases on each storage node. Source the admin credentials to gain access to admin-only CLI commands: $ source admin-openrc.sh To create the Identity service credentials, complete these steps: Create the swift user: $ openstack user create --password-prompt swift User Password: Repeat User Password: +----------+----------------------------------+ | Field | Value | +----------+----------------------------------+ | email | None | | enabled | True | | id | d535e5cbd2b74ac7bfb97db9cced3ed6 | | name | swift | | username | swift | +----------+----------------------------------+ Add the admin role to the swift user: $ openstack role add --project service --user swift admin +-------+----------------------------------+ | Field | Value | +-------+----------------------------------+ | id | cd2cb9a39e874ea69e5d4b896eb16128 | | name | admin | +-------+----------------------------------+ Create the swift service entity: $ openstack service create --name swift \ --description "OpenStack Object Storage" object-store +-------------+----------------------------------+ | Field | Value | +-------------+----------------------------------+ | description | OpenStack Object Storage | | enabled | True | | id | 75ef509da2c340499d454ae96a2c5c34 | | name | swift | | type | object-store | +-------------+----------------------------------+ Create the Object Storage service API endpoint: $ openstack endpoint create \ --publicurl 'http://controller:8080/v1/AUTH_%(tenant_id)s' \ --internalurl 'http://controller:8080/v1/AUTH_%(tenant_id)s' \ --adminurl http://controller:8080 \ --region RegionOne \ object-store +--------------+----------------------------------------------+ | Field | Value | +--------------+----------------------------------------------+ | adminurl | http://controller:8080/ | | id | af534fb8b7ff40a6acf725437c586ebe | | internalurl | http://controller:8080/v1/AUTH_%(tenant_id)s | | publicurl | http://controller:8080/v1/AUTH_%(tenant_id)s | | region | RegionOne | | service_id | 75ef509da2c340499d454ae96a2c5c34 | | service_name | swift | | service_type | object-store | +--------------+----------------------------------------------+ Default configuration files vary by distribution. You might need to add these sections and options rather than modifying existing sections and options. Also, an ellipsis (...) in the configuration snippets indicates potential default configuration options that you should retain. Install the packages: Complete OpenStack environments already include some of these packages. # apt-get install swift swift-proxy python-swiftclient python-keystoneclient \ python-keystonemiddleware memcached # yum install openstack-swift-proxy python-swiftclient python-keystone-auth-token \ python-keystonemiddleware memcached # zypper install openstack-swift-proxy python-swiftclient python-keystoneclient \ python-keystonemiddleware python-xml memcached Create the /etc/swift directory. Obtain the proxy service configuration file from the Object Storage source repository: # curl -o /etc/swift/proxy-server.conf \ https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/swift/plain/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample?h=stable/kilo Edit the /etc/swift/proxy-server.conf file and complete the following actions: In the [DEFAULT] section, configure the bind port, user, and configuration directory: [DEFAULT] ... bind_port = 8080 user = swift swift_dir = /etc/swift In the [pipeline:main] section, enable the appropriate modules: [pipeline:main] pipeline = catch_errors gatekeeper healthcheck proxy-logging cache container_sync bulk ratelimit authtoken keystoneauth container-quotas account-quotas slo dlo proxy-logging proxy-server For more information on other modules that enable additional features, see the Deployment Guide. In the [app:proxy-server] section, enable automatic account creation: [app:proxy-server] ... account_autocreate = true In the [filter:keystoneauth] section, configure the operator roles: [filter:keystoneauth] use = egg:swift#keystoneauth ... operator_roles = admin,user In the [filter:authtoken] section, configure Identity service access: [filter:authtoken] paste.filter_factory = keystonemiddleware.auth_token:filter_factory ... auth_uri = http://controller:5000 auth_url = http://controller:35357 auth_plugin = password project_domain_id = default user_domain_id = default project_name = service username = swift password = SWIFT_PASS delay_auth_decision = true Replace SWIFT_PASS with the password you chose for the swift user in the Identity service. Comment out or remove any other options in the [filter:authtoken] section. In the [filter:cache] section, configure the memcached location: [filter:cache] ... memcache_servers = 127.0.0.1:11211