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# Akanda
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[akanda.io](https://akanda.io)
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Akanda is the only open source network virtualization solution built by
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OpenStack operators for real OpenStack clouds. Originally developed by
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[DreamHost](http://dreamhost.com) for their OpenStack-based public cloud,
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[DreamCompute](http://dreamhost.com/cloud/dreamcompute), Akanda eliminates the
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need for complex SDN controllers, overlays, and multiple plugins by providing
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a simple integrated networking stack (routing, firewall, and load balancing via
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a virtual software router) for connecting and securing multi-tenant OpenStack
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environments.
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## About
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### Subprojects
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The code for the Akanda project lives in several separate repositories to ease
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packaging and management:
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* [Akanda Rug](https://github.com/akanda/akanda-rug) – Orchestration
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service for managing the creation, configuration, and health of Akanda
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Software Routers in an OpenStack cloud.
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* [Akanda Appliance](https://github.com/akanda/akanda-appliance) –
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Supporting software for the Akanda Software Router appliance, which is
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a Linux-based service VM that provides routing and L3+ services in
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a virtualized network environment. This includes a REST API for managing
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the appliance via the `Akanda Rug` orchestration service.
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* [Akanda Neutron](https://github.com/akanda/akanda-neutron) –
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Ancillary subclasses of several OpenStack Neutron plugins and supporting code.
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* [Akanda Nova](https://github.com/dreamhost/akanda-nova) – Extensions to
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OpenStack Nova supporting the creation and management of Akanda Software
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Router appliances.
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As such, *this* repository focuses on project overview and documentation.
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### The Name
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Project names are a powerful tool because they can be used to bond teams,
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communicate effectively and convey the end goal. Like many projects, we
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considered many names until a member of our team sought out to find a word
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appropriate for an open project. This word enables us to say something more
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clearly and with a bevy of excellent synonyms by using the Sanskrit word
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अखण्ड (akhaNDa) which has such lovely connotations as "non-stop, "undivided,
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"entire," "whole," and most importantly, "**not broken**."
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## Get Involved
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Additional details and documentation on Akanda can be found at
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[akanda.io](http://akanda.io) and [docs.akanda.io](http://docs.akanda.io).
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Most Akanda interaction is done via the #akanda channel on
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[FreeNode](http://freenode.net) IRC.
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## License and Copyright
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Akanda is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license and is Copyright 2015,
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Akanda, Inc.
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