--- title: Canonical OpenStack description: Ubuntu OpenStack – The Canonical OpenStack Distribution is the latest OpenStack offering from Canonical. It is the quickest and easiest way to build an OpenStack cloud in record time. Built on the popular Ubuntu OpenStack reference architecture, and using Canonical’s industry-leading cloud tools Juju and MAAS, The Canonical Distribution w […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-openstack-the-canonical-distribution?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 28 October 2014 # Canonical OpenStack [Factsheet](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/factsheet) --- Share the article Ubuntu OpenStack – The Canonical OpenStack Distribution is the latest OpenStack offering from Canonical. It is the quickest and easiest way to build an OpenStack cloud in record time. Built on the popular Ubuntu OpenStack [reference architecture](http://ubuntu.com/cloud/openstack/reference-architecture), and using Canonical’s industry-leading cloud tools [Juju](https://juju.ubuntu.com/) and [MAAS](http://maas.ubuntu.com), The Canonical Distribution will guide you step by step from hardware provisioning to finalising your OpenStack cloud. The Canonical Distribution is now in public beta with a limited number of options for hypervisors, networking and storage, but as we get closer to v1.0, and as more components are certified in Canonical’s OpenStack Interoperability Lab (OIL), they will be gradually added as further options. The current release includes 10 physical and 10 virtual machines by default, which should be plenty to build a test OpenStack cloud. Find out more in the [press release](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/10/28/introducing-the-canonical-distribution-of-ubuntu-openstack-your-autopilot-for-rapid-customised-openstack-private-cloud-deployment-and-management/) or read the factsheet below for an overview of The Canonical Distribution. You can also [try it out](http://ubuntu.com/download/cloud/install-ubuntu-openstack) right away and build a cloud in your lunch hour! [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### BootStack managed cloud factsheet](https://canonical.com/blog/bootstack-managed-cloud-factsheet-2) BootStack, is a the fully managed cloud offer from Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu. BootStack is a true end to end offer including the design, implementation, and ongoing... [Alexia Emmanoulopoulou](https://canonical.com/blog/author/alexia-emman) 7 October 2015 [### The Ubuntu OpenStack Training Programme](https://canonical.com/blog/the-ubuntu-openstack-training-programme) More training options have been a long-standing request by our customers. Following the on-site, 2-week course we offer as part of our consulting and support portfolio, and... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 3 October 2014 [### BootStack – taking away the pain of cloud management](https://canonical.com/blog/bootstack-taking-away-the-pain-of-cloud-management) BootStack (short for: build, operate, and optionally transfer) is the new offering from Canonical to round up its cloud portfolio. Utilising their experience in working with... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 1 September 2014 [### Telco clouds reach new heights with Ubuntu OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/telco-clouds-reach-new-heights-with-ubuntu-openstack) Ubuntu OpenStack is not only the world’s most popular OpenStack distribution, but also the most dominant among so-called “OpenStack super-users”. Canonical works with 7 of the... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 18 August 2014