How to create a public network in OpenStack

Question

Hi@akhtar,

I launched an instance in OpenStack. But I am not able to access it from outside. How can I create a public network in OpenStack?

Thank You

Answer 1

Hi@akhtar,

 In OpenStack you are the admin of your cloud, so you can create a public network in OpenStack. Follow the below given steps.

1. Log in to the OpenStack dashboard as an administrator.

2. Verify the existence of external networks. For this, navigate to Project > Network > Network Topology.

3. Check the network type in network details. For this, navigate to Admin > Networks and see the Network name section. Alternatively, run the openstack network list --external command using CLI.

4. Navigate to Project > Network > Networks>create network

Hope these steps help you.

Thank You