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 Configuring the EC2 API

You can use nova.conf configuration options to control which network address and port the EC2 API will listen on, the formatting of some API responses, and authentication related options.

To customize these options for OpenStack EC2 API, use these configuration option settings.

Table 4.16. Description of nova.conf file configuration options for EC2 API

Configuration option=Default value

(Type) Description

ec2_listen=0.0.0.0

(StrOpt) IP address for EC2 API to listen

ec2_listen_port=8773

(IntOpt) port for ec2 api to listen

ec2_private_dns_show_ip=false

(BoolOpt) Return the IP address as private dns hostname in describe instances, else returns instance name

keystone_ec2_url=http://localhost:5000/v2.0/ec2tokens

(StrOpt) URL to get token from ec2 request

lockout_attempts=5

(IntOpt) Number of failed auths before lockout.

lockout_minutes=15

(IntOpt) Number of minutes to lockout if triggered.

lockout_window=15

(IntOpt) Number of minutes for lockout window.


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