diff --git a/kong/openstack.py b/kong/openstack.py
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+import kong.config
+import kong.nova
+
+
+class Manager(object):
+    """Top-level object to access OpenStack resources."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.config = kong.config.StackConfig()
+        self.nova = kong.nova.API(self.config.nova.host,
+                                    self.config.nova.port,
+                                    self.config.nova.base_url,
+                                    self.config.nova.username,
+                                    self.config.nova.api_key,
+                                    self.config.nova.project_id)