Install Murano Dashboard¶

Murano API & Engine services provide the core of Murano. However, your need a control plane to use it. This section describes how to install and run Murano Dashboard.

1. Clone the murano dashboard repository.

   $ cd ~/murano
   $ git clone git://git.openstack.org/openstack/murano-dashboard
   

2. Clone the horizon repository

   $ git clone git://git.openstack.org/openstack/horizon
   

3. Create a virtual environment and install muranodashboard as an editable module:

   $ cd horizon
   $ tox -e venv -- pip install -e ../murano-dashboard
   

4. Prepare local settings.

   $ cp openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example \
     openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py
   

   For more information, check out the official horizon documentation.

5. Enable and configure Murano dashboard in the OpenStack Dashboard:

   • For Newton (and later) OpenStack installations, copy the plugin file, local settings files, and policy files.

     $ cp ../murano-dashboard/muranodashboard/local/enabled/*.py \
       openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/
     
     $ cp ../murano-dashboard/muranodashboard/local/local_settings.d/*.py \
       openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.d/
     
     $ cp ../murano-dashboard/muranodashboard/conf/* openstack_dashboard/conf/
     

   • For the OpenStack installations prior to the Newton release, run:

     $ cp ../murano-dashboard/muranodashboard/local/_50_murano.py \
       openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/
     

   Customize local settings of your horizon installation, by editing the openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py file:

   ...
   ALLOWED_HOSTS = '*'
   
   # Provide OpenStack Lab credentials
   OPENSTACK_HOST = '%OPENSTACK_HOST_IP%'
   
   ...
   
   DEBUG_PROPAGATE_EXCEPTIONS = DEBUG
   

   Change the default session back end-from using browser cookies to using a database instead to avoid issues with forms during the creation of applications:

   DATABASES = {
     'default': {
     'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
     'NAME': 'murano-dashboard.sqlite',
     }
   }
   
   SESSION_ENGINE = 'django.contrib.sessions.backends.db'
   

6. (Optional) If you do not plan to get the murano service from the keystone application catalog, specify where the murano-api service is running:

   MURANO_API_URL = 'http://%MURANO_IP%:8082'
   

7. (Optional) If you have set up the database as a session back-end (this is done by default with the murano local_settings file starting with Newton), perform database migration:

   $ tox -e venv -- python manage.py migrate --noinput
   

8. Run the Django server at 127.0.0.1:8000 or provide different IP and PORT parameters:

   $ tox -e venv -- python manage.py runserver <IP:PORT>
   

Result: The murano dashboard is available at http://IP:PORT.