# Installing development sandbox

## Configuring devstack

1. Download devstack.

2. Create a `local.conf` file as input to devstack.

   Note

   `local.conf` replaces the former configuration file called `localrc`. If you used localrc before, remove it to switch to using the new file. For further information see the devstack configuration.

3. The aodh services are not enabled by default, so they must be enabled in `local.conf` before running `stack.sh`.

   This example `local.conf` file shows all of the settings required for aodh:

       [[local|localrc]]

       # Enable the aodh alarming services
       enable_plugin aodh https://opendev.org/openstack/aodh master

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