Architecture of a Cloud Hosting Service Using Python Technologies - Django, Ansible, and Celery

Explore the architecture and inner workings of a cloud hosting service developed at the University of Cambridge using Python technologies. Dive into the implementation of a web panel built with Django, allowing users to manage hosts, create virtual hosts, associate domain names, install packages, recover from backups, and create snapshots. Learn how Ansible playbooks are utilized for interaction between the panel and hosts, launched asynchronously through Celery tasks. Discover the VM-platform-agnostic architecture designed for disk replication and high availability. Gain insights into the microservices approach used to integrate other university services like domain name registration, authentication, authorization, and TLS certificates through APIs. This 39-minute EuroPython 2015 conference talk by Abraham Martin provides a comprehensive overview of building a scalable and feature-rich cloud hosting service using Python technologies.