Heat is a service to orchestrate multiple composite cloud applications using templates, through both an OpenStack-native REST API and a CloudFormation-compatible Query API.

Why heat? It makes the clouds rise and keeps them there.

If you'd like to run from the master branch, you can clone the git repo:

git clone https://git.openstack.org/openstack/heat

• Wiki: http://wiki.openstack.org/Heat
• Developer docs: http://docs.openstack.org/heat/latest
• Template samples: https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/heat-templates
• Agents: https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/heat-agents

https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-heatclient

• http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/API_CreateStack.html
• http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/create-stack.html
• http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-template-resource-type-ref.html
• http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca

• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-novaclient (instance)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-keystoneclient (auth)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-swiftclient (s3)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-neutronclient (networking)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-ceilometerclient (metering)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-aodhclient (alarming service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-cinderclient (storage service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-glanceclient (image service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-troveclient (database as a Service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-saharaclient (hadoop cluster)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-barbicanclient (key management service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-designateclient (DNS service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-magnumclient (container service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-manilaclient (shared file system service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-mistralclient (workflow service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-zaqarclient (messaging service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-monascaclient (monitoring service)
• https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-senlinclient (clustering service)