Cloud-init documentation¶
Cloud-init
is the industry standard multi-distribution method for
cross-platform cloud instance initialisation. It is supported across all major
public cloud providers, provisioning systems for private cloud infrastructure,
and bare-metal installations.
During boot, cloud-init
identifies the cloud it is running on and
initialises the system accordingly. Cloud instances will automatically be
provisioned during first boot with networking, storage, SSH keys, packages
and various other system aspects already configured.
Cloud-init
provides the necessary glue between launching a cloud instance
and connecting to it so that it works as expected.
For cloud users, cloud-init
provides no-install first-boot configuration
management of a cloud instance. For cloud providers, it provides instance setup
that can be integrated with your cloud.
If you would like to read more about what cloud-init is, what it does and how it works, check out our high-level introduction to the tool.
Get started - a hands-on introduction to cloud-init
for new users
Step-by-step guides covering key operations and common tasks
Technical information - specifications, APIs, architecture
Discussion and clarification of key topics
Having trouble? We would like to help!¶
Check out our tutorials if you’re new to
cloud-init
Try the FAQ for answers to some common questions
You can also search the
cloud-init
mailing list archiveFind a bug? Report bugs on GitHub Issues
Project and community¶
Cloud-init
is an open source project that warmly welcomes community
projects, contributions, suggestions, fixes and constructive feedback.
Read our Code of Conduct
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#cloud-init
IRC channel on LiberaFollow announcements or ask a question on the cloud-init Discourse forum
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