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| author = [[Cloud.com]], [[Citrix]]

| developer = Cloud.com[[Apache Software Foundation]]

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| latest release version = 23.1 Beta 10.2

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| programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]

| operating system = GNU/Linux for management server and hosts,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cloudstack.org/cloudstack-requirements.html | title=Requirements | publisher=CloudStack | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref> Windows, GNU/Linux, and BSD for guests (depending on hypervisor).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cloudstack.org/software/features.html | title=Features | publisher=CloudStack | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

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| platform = [[Java (software platform)|Java]]

| size = 44.4 MB (Ubuntu), 67.7 MB (RHEL)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloudstack/files/CloudStack%20Acton/3.0.2/ | title=CloudStack - Cloud Computing Management | publisher=SourceForge | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

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| genre = [[Cloud computing]]

| license = [[GNU General PublicApache License|GPL]] / Proprietary2

| website = http://cloud.com/main/products/cloudstack-2.0-platformorg

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'''CloudStack''' is a open source [[cloud computing]] software for creating, managing, and deploying [[IaaS|infrastructure cloud services]]. It uses existing [[hypervisors]] such as [[Oracle VM]], [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine|KVM]], [[vSphere]], and [[XenServer]] for virtualization. In addition to its own API, CloudStack is also implementing the Amazon [[Amazon EC2|EC2]] and [[Amazon S3|S3]] APIs, as well as the [[vCloud]] API.<ref name="cloudstack software">{{cite web | url=http://cloudstack.org/software.html | title=CloudStack - Open Source Cloud Computing Software | publisher=CloudStack | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

CloudStack was originally developed by [[Cloud.com]], formerly known as VMOps.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/05/04/cloud_com_launch/ | title=Cloud.com takes on virty infrastructure | work=The Channel | date=May 4, 2010 | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref> In May 2010, Cloud.com released most of CloudStack as [[free software]] under the [[GNU General Public License]], version 3 (GPLv3). They kept about 5% proprietary.<ref name="cloudstack process changes">{{cite web | url=http://cloudstack.org/blog/125-cloudstack-process-changes-working-the-apache-way.html | title=CloudStack Process Changes: Working the Apache Way | publisher=CloudStack | date=April 17, 2012 | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref> Cloud.com and Citrix both supported [[OpenStack]], another Apache-licensed cloud computing program, at its announcement in July 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/19/nasa_rackspace_openstack/ | title=NASA and Rackspace open source cloud fluffer | work=The Register | date=July 19, 2010 | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

[[Citrix]] purchased Cloud.com on July 12, 2011, for approximately $200 million.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/citrix-makes-a-run-at-the-cloud-07142011.html | title=Citrix Makes a Run at the Cloud | work=BusinessWeek | date=July 14, 2011 | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/12/citrix-buys-cloud-com-for-more-than-200-million-redpoint-is-on-a-roll/ | title=Citrix Buys Cloud.com for More Than $200 Million; Redpoint Is on a Roll | work=TechCrunch | date=July 12, 2011 | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref> In August 2011, Citrix released the remaining code under GPLv3 and continued moving towards more open processes.<ref name="cloudstack process changes" /> In February 2012, Citrix released CloudStack 3.0. Among other features, this added support for [[OpenStack#Object_Storage_.28Swift.29|Swift]], OpenStack's S3-like object storage solution.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.citrix.com/English/ne/news/news.asp?newsID=2321271 | title=Citrix CloudStack 3 Brings the Power of Amazon-Style Clouds to Customers of All Sizes | publisher=Citrix | date=February 13, 2012 | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref> In April 2012, Citrix donated CloudStack to the [[Apache Software Foundation]], where it was accepted into the [[Apache Incubator]]; Citrix changed the license to the Apache Software License. As part of this change, Citrix also moved away from their involvement in OpenStack.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/citrix-cloudstack/ | title=Citrix Splits With OpenStack, Takes Cloud to Apache | work=Wired | date=April 4, 2012 | accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

== See also ==

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*[[Cloud.com]]

*[[OpenStack]]

*[[Amazon Web Services]]

*[[Eucalyptus (computing)|Eucalyptus]]

*[[Nimbus (cloud computing)|Nimbus]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [http://cloudcloudstack.comorg/ CloudStack.org]

* [http://incubator.apache.org/projects/cloudstack.html Apache CloudStack] at Apache Incubator

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