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# Charmed Ceph documentation

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Charmed Ceph is a software-defined storage solution that provides object, block and file storage on commodity hardware.

Charmed Ceph makes it easy to use and deploy [Ceph](https://ceph.io/en/). It provides a simpler way to deliver Ceph to users using a set of scripts called charms that are deployed with [Juju](https://juju.is/).

Corporate users can benefit from the robust and manageable full-suite storage solution, and the ease with which their Ceph clusters can be deployed with Charmed Ceph.

An individual or corporate user with a large and growing volume of valuable data to manage, and appreciates the ease of integration with other cloud services would greatly benefit from Charmed Ceph.

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## [In this documentation](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs?format=md#p-48578-in-this-documentation)

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| **Tutorial**   [Get started](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs/tutorial): a hands-on introduction to Ceph clusters for new users | **How-to guides**   [How-to guides](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs/howtos) for installation, integration and other key operations |
| **Explanation**   Technical background, discussions and clarification of key topics, including [pool types](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs/explanation#p-118843-pool-types) and [storage types](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs/explanation#storage-types) | **Reference**   Technical information: [supported versions](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs/supported-ceph-versions), [release cycle](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs/release-notes), [release notes](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs/release-notes) and [appendices](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs/appendices) |

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## [Project and community](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs?format=md#p-48578-project-and-community)

Charmed Ceph is an Open Source project that welcomes usage discussion, project feedback, and especially contributions!

* Join our [user forum](https://discourse.charmhub.io/tag/openstack)
* Chat to us on [Matrix](https://app.element.io/#/room/#ceph-general:ubuntu.com)
* We abide by the [Ubuntu Code of Conduct](https://ubuntu.com/community/ethos/code-of-conduct)
* Get involved in improving our [software](https://github.com/canonical/ceph-charms) or [documentation](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/docs/contribute-to-our-docs)

Don’t hesitate to [contact us](https://ubuntu.com/ceph/contact-us) if you have questions about integrating Charmed Ceph into your project.

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