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auvipy/elijah-openstack — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2017-11-29

★ 1PythonAudience · researcherComplexity · 5/5DormantSetup · hard

TL;DR

Adds cloudlet (edge computing) support to OpenStack so mobile apps can run computation closer to the user for lower latency.

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    What it does
      Adds cloudlet support
      Edge computing layer
      Reduces mobile latency
    Tech stack
      Python
      OpenStack
      Ansible
    Use cases
      Low latency mobile apps
      Edge computing research
      Private cloud testing
    Audience
      Researchers
      Cloud operators
    Status
      Not actively maintained
      Last tested on Kilo

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Set up a cloudlet layer between mobile devices and the main cloud to reduce app latency.

REASON 2

Spin up customized VM instances quickly by applying lightweight overlays instead of full VM copies.

REASON 3

Move running VMs between OpenStack instances using VM handoff.

REASON 4

Research edge computing architectures using a reference cloudlet implementation.

What's in the stack?

PythonOpenStackAnsibleUbuntu

How it stacks up

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Stars111
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2017-11-29——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyhardhardhard
Complexity5/54/53/5
Audienceresearcherresearcherdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1day+

Requires a full OpenStack deployment on Ubuntu 14.04 and is unmaintained since the Kilo release.

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Prompt 1
Explain how elijah-openstack's overlay system speeds up VM startup compared to launching full VM copies.
Prompt 2
Walk me through installing OpenStack++ on Ubuntu 14.04 using Ansible for a cloudlet research setup.
Prompt 3
Describe how VM handoff works in elijah-openstack and when I'd use it.
Prompt 4
Help me understand the cloudlet concept this project implements and how it reduces mobile app latency.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is elijah-openstack?

Adds cloudlet (edge computing) support to OpenStack so mobile apps can run computation closer to the user for lower latency.

What language is elijah-openstack written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, OpenStack, Ansible.

Is elijah-openstack actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2017-11-29).

How hard is elijah-openstack to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1day+ to a first successful run.

Who is elijah-openstack for?

Mainly researcher.

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