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# User guides

There are two user guides for those interested in Charmed OpenStack.

### [Charm guide](https://ubuntu.com/openstack/docs/user-guides?format=md#charm-guide)

The primary source of information is the [OpenStack Charm Guide](https://docs.openstack.org/charm-guide/latest/). It is hosted on the upstream OpenStack documentation site of [docs.openstack.org](http://docs.openstack.org). It is under version control and its repository is [here](https://opendev.org/openstack/charm-guide/src/branch/master/README.md).

### [Deployment guide](https://ubuntu.com/openstack/docs/user-guides?format=md#deployment-guide)

The [OpenStack Charms Deployment Guide](https://docs.openstack.org/project-deploy-guide/charm-deployment-guide) is a step-by-step guide for deploying OpenStack with charms. It is hosted on the upstream OpenStack documentation site of [docs.openstack.org](http://docs.openstack.org). It is under version control and its repository is [here](https://opendev.org/openstack/charm-deployment-guide/src/branch/master/README.md).

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