Thanks Kirk, I've joined the dev and issues lists. I'm going to spend as much time as I can this weekend getting an environment together I can play with (and break!).
*Alexander Hitchins* ------------------------- e: a...@alexhitchins.com w: alexhitchins.com m: 07788 423 969 On 29 August 2013 22:29, Kirk Jantzer <kirk.jant...@gmail.com> wrote: > Alex - these are all great suggestions, especially about the training, I > had the chance to attend it at the collaboration conference earlier this > year, and Geoff knows his stuff. But you're going to learn the most by > installing/breaking/fixing it over and over and setting it up how it works > for you. Also, you'll probably want to join the development mailing list. > > Regards, > > Kirk Jantzer > http://about.me/kirkjantzer > On Aug 29, 2013 5:23 PM, "Alexander Hitchins" <cloudst...@alexhitchins.com > > > wrote: > > > Thanks for that, I wasn't aware that there was training available. Food > for > > thought. > > > > > > > > > > > > *Alexander Hitchins* > > ------------------------- > > e: a...@alexhitchins.com > > w: alexhitchins.com > > m: 07788 423 969 > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Geoff Higginbottom < > > geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Alex, > > > > > > You'll also find lots of great info on http://www.shapeblue.com/blog/ > > > > > > If you feel you would benefit from some training take a look at > > > http://www.shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/ > > > > > > And of course, don't forget the next CloudStack Collaboration > Conference > > > in November, this time it's in Amsterdam > > http://www.cloudstackcollab.org/ > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Geoff Higginbottom > > > > > > D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 > > > > > > geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Alexander Hitchins [mailto:cloudst...@alexhitchins.com] > > > Sent: 29 August 2013 16:56 > > > To: users@cloudstack.apache.org > > > Subject: Re: Starting with Cloudstack - Questions > > > > > > Thanks for the link, looks to be exactly what I'm after. Lot's to read > up > > > on. > > > > > > > > > *Alexander Hitchins* > > > ------------------------- > > > e: a...@alexhitchins.com > > > w: alexhitchins.com > > > m: 07788 423 969 > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 9:37 PM, Tracy Phillips <tracp...@mantoso.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Alexander, > > > > > > > > I think this will be a good place for you to start in the wiki. > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Developers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Alexander Hitchins < > > > > cloudst...@alexhitchins.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone > > > > > > > > > > I'm new to Cloudstack and need some initial help and guidance. > > > > > Greatly appreciate if anybody is able to help me out. I'm signed up > > > > > to the users and dev mailing groups; apologies if this is the wrong > > > > > group for this subject. > > > > > > > > > > We've recently done a POC in our organisation on Cloudstack and are > > > > > thinking about adopting it in our organisation. > > > > > > > > > > I'm looking at how we're going to support it going forward (and > > > > > maybe > > > > make > > > > > some developments ourselves) and one of our options is to get some > > > > > of our internal developers up to speed. So, we're interested in > > > > > working with the Cloudstack code. > > > > > > > > > > The first thing I'd like to establish is what technologies > > > > > Cloudstack is based on. I understand its written in java, but it > > > > > would be great if I could get an understanding of the sort of > skills > > > > > and experience required > > > > to > > > > > be able to work with the code (i.e. databases, frameworks etc). > > > > > Also, an idea of what other knowledge developers should have (I'd > > > > > guess they need > > > > to > > > > > know about virtualisation, etc). Then I'll know who in my team to > > > > > get involved. > > > > > > > > > > I'd also like to find out how to go about setting up a Cloudstack > > > > > development environment; if there are any good/easy ways to go > about > > > > doing > > > > > this so we can take an initial look at the code & how it all hangs > > > > > together. > > > > > > > > > > Would anybody be able to point me in the right direction - is this > > > > > information published anywhere? > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks for you time! > > > > > *Alexander Hitchins* > > > > > ------------------------- > > > > > e: a...@alexhitchins.com > > > > > w: alexhitchins.com > > > > > m: 07788 423 969 > > > > > > > > > > > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are > intended > > > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views > > or > > > opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily > > > represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. 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