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'''CloudStack''' is 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 [[Xen|XenServer/XCP]] for virtualization. In addition to its own API, CloudStack is also implementingsupports the Amazon [[Amazon EC2|EC2]]Web and [[Amazon S3|S3Services]] APIs, as well as the [[vCloud]](AWS) API.<ref name="cloudstack software">{{cite web | url=http://cloudstackincubator.apache.org/softwarecloudstack/docs/en-US/Apache_CloudStack/4.0.0-incubating/html/Installation_Guide/aws-ec2-supported-commands.html | title=CloudStackSupported -AWS OpenAPI Source Cloud Computing Software | publisher=CloudStackCallsk | accessdate=MayJan 2731, 20122013}}</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>