diff --git a/manifests/api/config.pp b/manifests/api/config.pp
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+#
+# Can be used to specify configuration
+# sections in glance-api.conf
+#
+# It will assume that the config
+#
+#
+define glance::api::config(
+  $config    = {},
+  $file_name = regsubst($name, ':', '_', 'G'),
+  $content   = template("glance/api/${name}.erb"),
+  $order     = undef
+) {
+  concat::fragment { $name:
+    target  => '/etc/glance/glance-api.conf',
+    content => $content,
+    order   => $order,
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/manifests/backend.pp b/manifests/backend.pp
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+#
+# used to model the line in the file
+# that configures which storage backend
+# to use
+#
+class glance::backend(
+  $default_store
+) {
+  glance::api::config { 'backend':
+    config => {
+      'default_store' => $default_store
+    },
+    order  => '02',
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/backend/file.pp b/manifests/backend/file.pp
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+#
+# used to configure file backends for glance
+#
+#  $filesystem_store_datadir - Location where dist images are stored when
+#  default_store == file.
+#  Optional. Default: /var/lib/glance/images/
+class glance::backend::file(
+  $filesystem_store_datadir = '/var/lib/glance/images/'
+) inherits glance::api {
+
+  # set file as default store
+  class { 'glance::backend':
+    default_store => 'file',
+  }
+
+  # configure directory where files should be stored
+  glance::api::config { 'file':
+    config => {
+      'filesystem_store_datadir' => $filesystem_store_datadir
+    },
+    order  => '05',
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/backend/swift.pp b/manifests/backend/swift.pp
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+++ b/manifests/backend/swift.pp
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+#
+# configures the storage backend for glance
+# as a swift instance
+#
+#  $swift_store_auth_address - Optional. Default: '127.0.0.1:8080/v1.0/',
+#
+#  $swift_store_user - Optional. Default:'jdoe',
+#
+#  $swift_store_key - Optional. Default: 'a86850deb2742ec3cb41518e26aa2d89',
+#
+#  $swift_store_container - 'glance',
+#
+#  $swift_store_create_container_on_put - 'False'
+class glance::backend::swift(
+  $swift_store_user,
+  $swift_store_key,
+  $swift_store_auth_address = '127.0.0.1:8080/v1.0/',
+  $swift_store_container = 'glance',
+  $swift_store_create_container_on_put = 'False',
+) inherits glance::api {
+
+  # specify swift as backend
+  class { 'glance::backend':
+    default_store => 'swift',
+  }
+
+  glance::api::config { 'swift':
+    config => {
+      'swift_store_user' => $swift_store_user,
+      'swift_store_key'  => $swift_store_key,
+      'swift_store_auth_address' => $swift_store_auth_address,
+      'swift_store_container' => $swift_store_container,
+      'swift_store_create_container_on_put' => $swift_store_create_container_on_put
+    },
+    order  => '05',
+  # this just needs to configure a section
+  # in glance-api.conf
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/manifests/notify.pp b/manifests/notify.pp
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+++ b/manifests/notify.pp
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+#
+# used to model the line in the file
+# that configures which storage backend
+# to use
+#
+class glance::notify(
+  $notifier_strategy
+) {
+  glance::api::config { 'notify':
+    config => {
+      'notifier_strategy' => $notifier_strategy,
+    },
+    order  => '06',
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/notify/qpid.pp b/manifests/notify/qpid.pp
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+++ b/manifests/notify/qpid.pp
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+#
+# used to configure qpid notifications for glance
+#
+class glance::notify::qpid(
+) inherits glance::api {
+
+  class { 'glance::notify':
+    notifier_strategy => 'qpid',
+  }
+
+  glance::api::config { 'qpid':
+    config => {
+    },
+    order  => '07',
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp b/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp
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+++ b/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp
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+#
+# used to configure qpid notifications for glance
+#
+class glance::notify::rabbitmq(
+  # TODO be able to pass in rabbitmq params
+) inherits glance::api {
+
+  class { 'glance::notify':
+    notifier_strategy => 'rabbit',
+  }
+
+  glance::api::config { 'rabbitmq':
+    config => {
+    },
+    order  => '07',
+  }
+}
diff --git a/templates/api/backend.erb b/templates/api/backend.erb
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+# Which backend store should Glance use by default is not specified
+# in a request to add a new image to Glance? Default: 'file'
+# Available choices are 'file', 'swift', and 's3'
+# ================= Storage Backend ============================
+default_store = <%= config['default_store'] %>
diff --git a/templates/api/file.erb b/templates/api/file.erb
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+++ b/templates/api/file.erb
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+# ============ Filesystem Store Options ========================
+
+# Directory that the Filesystem backend store
+# writes image data to
+filesystem_store_datadir = <%= config['filesystem_store_datadir'] %>
diff --git a/templates/api/footer.erb b/templates/api/footer.erb
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+++ b/templates/api/footer.erb
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+# ============ Delayed Delete Options =============================
+
+# Turn on/off delayed delete
+delayed_delete = False
+
+# Delayed delete time in seconds
+scrub_time = 43200
+
+# Directory that the scrubber will use to remind itself of what to delete
+# Make sure this is also set in glance-scrubber.conf
+scrubber_datadir = /var/lib/glance/scrubber
+
+# =============== Image Cache Options =============================
+
+# Base directory that the Image Cache uses
+image_cache_dir = /var/lib/glance/image-cache/
+
+<% if config['auth_type'] == 'keystone' -%>
+[paste_deploy]
+flavor = keystone
+<% end -%>
diff --git a/templates/api/header.erb b/templates/api/header.erb
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+++ b/templates/api/header.erb
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+[DEFAULT]
+# Show more verbose log output (sets INFO log level output)
+verbose = <%= config['log_verbose'] %>
+
+# Show debugging output in logs (sets DEBUG log level output)
+debug = <%= config['log_debug'] %>
+
+# Address to bind the API server
+bind_host = <%= config['bind_host'] %>
+
+# Port the bind the API server to
+bind_port = <%= config['bind_port'] %>
+
+
+# Log to this file. Make sure you do not set the same log
+# file for both the API and registry servers!
+log_file = <%= config['log_file'] %>
+
+# Backlog requests when creating socket
+backlog = <%= config['backlog'] %>
+# Backlog requests when creating socket
+
+# Number of Glance API worker processes to start.
+# On machines with more than one CPU increasing this value
+# may improve performance (especially if using SSL with
+# compression turned on). It is typically recommended to set
+# this value to the number of CPUs present on your machine.
+workers = <%= config['workers'] %>
+
+# Role used to identify an authenticated user as administrator
+#admin_role = admin
+
+# ================= Syslog Options ============================
+
+# Send logs to syslog (/dev/log) instead of to file specified
+# by `log_file`
+use_syslog = False
+
+# Facility to use. If unset defaults to LOG_USER.
+# syslog_log_facility = LOG_LOCAL0
+
+# ================= SSL Options ===============================
+
+# Certificate file to use when starting API server securely
+# cert_file = /path/to/certfile
+
+# Private key file to use when starting API server securely
+# key_file = /path/to/keyfile
+
+# ================= Security Options ==========================
+
+# AES key for encrypting store 'location' metadata, including
+# -- if used -- Swift or S3 credentials
+# Should be set to a random string of length 16, 24 or 32 bytes
+# metadata_encryption_key = <16, 24 or 32 char registry metadata key>
+
+# ============ Registry Options ===============================
+
+# Address to find the registry server
+registry_host = <%= config['registry_host'] %>
+
+# Port the registry server is listening on
+registry_port = <%= config['registry_port'] %>
+
+# What protocol to use when connecting to the registry server?
+# Set to https for secure HTTP communication
+registry_client_protocol = http
+
+# The path to the key file to use in SSL connections to the
+# registry server, if any. Alternately, you may set the
+# GLANCE_CLIENT_KEY_FILE environ variable to a filepath of the key file
+# registry_client_key_file = /path/to/key/file
+
+# The path to the cert file to use in SSL connections to the
+# registry server, if any. Alternately, you may set the
+# GLANCE_CLIENT_CERT_FILE environ variable to a filepath of the cert file
+# registry_client_cert_file = /path/to/cert/file
+
+# The path to the certifying authority cert file to use in SSL connections
+# to the registry server, if any. Alternately, you may set the
+# GLANCE_CLIENT_CA_FILE environ variable to a filepath of the CA cert file
+# registry_client_ca_file = /path/to/ca/file
diff --git a/templates/api/notify.erb b/templates/api/notify.erb
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+# ============ Notification System Options =====================
+
+# Notifications can be sent when images are create, updated or deleted.
+# There are three methods of sending notifications, logging (via the
+# log_file directive), rabbit (via a rabbitmq queue), qpid (via a Qpid
+# message queue), or noop (no notifications sent, the default)
+notifier_strategy = <%= config['notifier_strategy'] %>
diff --git a/templates/api/qpid.erb b/templates/api/qpid.erb
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+++ b/templates/api/qpid.erb
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+# Configuration options if sending notifications via Qpid (these are
+# the defaults)
+#qpid_notification_exchange = glance
+#qpid_notification_topic = glance_notifications
+#qpid_host = localhost
+#qpid_port = 5672
+#qpid_username =
+#qpid_password =
+#qpid_sasl_mechanisms =
+#qpid_reconnect_timeout = 0
+#qpid_reconnect_limit = 0
+#qpid_reconnect_interval_min = 0
+#qpid_reconnect_interval_max = 0
+#qpid_reconnect_interval = 0
+#qpid_heartbeat = 5
+# Set to 'ssl' to enable SSL
+#qpid_protocol = tcp
+#qpid_tcp_nodelay = True
diff --git a/templates/api/rabbitmq.erb b/templates/api/rabbitmq.erb
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+# Configuration options if sending notifications via rabbitmq (these are
+# the defaults)
+#rabbit_host = localhost
+#rabbit_port = 5672
+#rabbit_use_ssl = false
+#rabbit_userid = guest
+#rabbit_password = guest
+#rabbit_virtual_host = /
+#rabbit_notification_exchange = glance
+#rabbit_notification_topic = glance_notifications
diff --git a/templates/api/swift.erb b/templates/api/swift.erb
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+# ============ Swift Store Options =============================
+
+# Address where the Swift authentication service lives
+swift_store_auth_address = <%= config['swift_store_auth_address'] %>
+
+# User to authenticate against the Swift authentication service
+swift_store_user = <%= config['swift_store_user'] %>
+
+# Auth key for the user authenticating against the
+# Swift authentication service
+swift_store_key = <%= config['swift_store_key'] %>
+
+# Container within the account that the account should use
+# for storing images in Swift
+swift_store_container = <%= config['swift_store_container'] %>
+
+# Do we create the container if it does not exist?
+swift_store_create_container_on_put = <%= config['swift_store_create_container_on_put'] %>
+
+
+# What size, in MB, should Glance start chunking image files
+# and do a large object manifest in Swift? By default, this is
+# the maximum object size in Swift, which is 5GB
+swift_store_large_object_size = 5120
+
+# When doing a large object manifest, what size, in MB, should
+# Glance write chunks to Swift? This amount of data is written
+# to a temporary disk buffer during the process of chunking
+# the image file, and the default is 200MB
+swift_store_large_object_chunk_size = 200
+
+# Whether to use ServiceNET to communicate with the Swift storage servers.
+# (If you aren't RACKSPACE, leave this False!)
+#
+# To use ServiceNET for authentication, prefix hostname of
+# `swift_store_auth_address` with 'snet-'.
+# Ex. https://example.com/v1.0/ -> https://snet-example.com/v1.0/
+swift_enable_snet = False