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Add the Image service
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.. toctree::
common/get_started_image_service.rst
glance-install.rst
glance-verify.rst
The OpenStack Image service (glance) enables users to discover,
register, and retrieve virtual machine images. It offers a
:term:`REST <RESTful>` API that enables you to query virtual
machine image metadata and retrieve an actual image.
You can store virtual machine images made available through
the Image service in a variety of locations, from simple file
systems to object-storage systems like OpenStack Object Storage.
.. important::
For simplicity, this guide describes configuring the Image service to
use the ``file`` back end, which uploads and stores in a
directory on the controller node hosting the Image service. By
default, this directory is :file:`/var/lib/glance/images/`.
Before you proceed, ensure that the controller node has at least
several gigabytes of space available in this directory.
For information on requirements for other back ends, see
`Configuration Reference <http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/
config-reference/content/
ch_configuring-openstack-image-service.html>`__.