# Object Storage Install Guide

- Object Storage service overview
- Configure networking
  - First node
  - Second node
- Install and configure the controller node
  - Install and configure the controller node for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
  - Install and configure the controller node for Ubuntu
  - Install and configure the controller node for Debian
- Install and configure the storage nodes
  - Install and configure the storage nodes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
  - Install and configure the storage nodes for Ubuntu and Debian
- Create and distribute initial rings
  - Create account ring
  - Create container ring
  - Create object ring
  - Distribute ring configuration files
- Finalize installation
  - Finalize installation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
  - Finalize installation for Ubuntu and Debian
- Verify operation
- Next steps

The Object Storage services (swift) work together to provide object storage and retrieval through a REST API.

This chapter assumes a working setup of OpenStack following the OpenStack Installation Tutorial.

Your environment must at least include the Identity service (keystone) prior to deploying Object Storage.

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