ceph.md

Ceph

Lithops with Ceph storage backend.

Installation

1. Install Ceph backend dependencies:

python3 -m pip install lithops[ceph]

2. Install Ceph.

3. Create a new user.

Configuration

1. Edit your lithops config file and add the following keys:

    lithops:
        storage: ceph

    ceph:
        endpoint: <ENDPOINT_URL>
        access_key_id: <ACCESS_KEY>
        secret_access_key: <SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>

Summary of configuration keys for Ceph:

Group	Key	Default	Mandatory	Additional info
ceph	endpoint		yes	The host ip address where you installed the Ceph server. Must start with http:// or https://
ceph	region		no	Region name. For example 'eu-west-1'
ceph	access_key_id		yes	Account user access key
ceph	secret_access_key		yes	Account user secret access key
ceph	session_token		no	Session token for temporary AWS credentials
ceph	storage_bucket		no	The name of a bucket that exists in you account. This will be used by Lithops for intermediate data. Lithops will automatically create a new one if it is not provided