# MicroCloud

> This is the documentation for MicroCloud: automated private cloud based on LXD, Ceph, and OVN.


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## Pages in this subsection

- [How-to guides](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/index.html.md): An index of how-to guides for key MicroCloud operations, including installation, initialization, UI access, configuration, management, and updates.
- [How to install MicroCloud](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/install/index.html.md): The requirements in this section apply to all MicroCloud deployments.
- [How to initialize MicroCloud](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/initialize/index.html.md): Find out how to initialize MicroCloud after installation, using either interactive or preseed configuration.
- [How to access the MicroCloud UI](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/ui/index.html.md): The MicroCloud UI provides a browser-based user interface to manage all aspects of your cluster, including instances, networks, and more.
- [How to automate a MicroCloud test deployment with Terraform](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/terraform_automation/index.html.md): This guide shows you how to automatically deploy a MicroCloud test environment using Terraform and t...
- [How to configure Ceph networking](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/ceph_networking/index.html.md): When running **microcloud init**, you are asked if you want to provide custom subnets for the Ceph c...
- [How to configure an OVN underlay network](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/ovn_underlay/index.html.md): For an explanation of the benefits of using an OVN underlay network, see Dedicated underlay network.
- [How to add a service](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/add_service/index.html.md): If you set up the MicroCloud without MicroOVN or MicroCeph initially, you can add those services wit...
- [How to manage MicroCloud cluster members](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/members_manage/index.html.md): Follow these guides to add cluster members interactively or with a preseed configuration file, and t...
- [How to add a cluster member to an existing MicroCloud](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/member_add/index.html.md): A MicroCloud cluster can consist of up to fifty cluster members. These can be added during initializ...
- [How to remove a MicroCloud cluster member](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/member_remove/index.html.md): You can remove a cluster member from a MicroCloud at any time, as long as at least one machine remai...
- [How to shut down a MicroCloud cluster member](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/member_shutdown/index.html.md): Learn how to safely shut down a MicroCloud cluster member, including how to stop and migrate or live-migrate LXD instances running on it.
- [How to recover a MicroCloud cluster](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/recover/index.html.md): Each MicroCloud service uses the Dqlite distributed
- [How to update and upgrade](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/update_upgrade/index.html.md): The snaps for MicroCloud, LXD, MicroCeph, and MicroOVN installed on MicroCloud cluster members must ...
- [How to manage the snaps](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/snaps/index.html.md): Manage MicroCloud and its components (LXD, MicroCeph, and MicroOVN) through their snap packages.
- [How to securely decommission a MicroCloud deployment](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/decommission/index.html.md): Follow these steps to securely decommission a MicroCloud cluster member or cluster.
- [How to get support](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/support/index.html.md): Refer to Supported and compatible releases for the matrix of compatible releases across MicroCloud a...
- [How to contribute to MicroCloud](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/how-to/contribute/index.html.md): The MicroCloud team welcomes contributions through pull requests, issue reports, and discussions.

## Optional

- [Top-level llms.txt](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.