Install the CLI client

Install the OpenStack CLI client to interact with OneQode Cloud Services

Last updated: 1/23/2026

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Before you begin, check out the API overview to ensure you have everything in place.

The OpenStack client aims to be a feature complete CLI interface to OpenStack. It is modular by design and allows installing extra projects to expand the features of the CLI.

Quick start version

Run the following to install the base OpenStack CLI client and the modules for instance, image and network control:

pip install python-openstackclient python-novaclient \
              python-glanceclient python-neutronclient

source ./openrc

Detailed explanation version

Installing the base client

This command installs the base client:

pip install python-openstackclient

The OpenStack client aims to be a feature complete CLI interface to OpenStack. It is modular by design and allows installing extra projects to expand the features of the CLI.

Installing additional modules

You can install additional modules using the following command, replacing <project> with the project you’d like to install.

pip install python-<project>client

The most relevant OpenStack modules for OneQode Cloud are:

Project	Description
nova	Compute API
glance	Image Service API
neutron	Networking API
heat	Orchestration API
cinder	Block Storage API
barbican	Key Manager Service API
keystone	Identity Service API (and extensions)
ceilometer	Telemetry API
gnocchi	Telemetry API (v3)