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  • Tutorials
    • Core tutorial with QEMU
      • QEMU tutorial debugging
    • Quick-start tutorial with LXD
  • How-to guides
    • Test cloud-init locally before deploying
    • Change how often a module runs
    • Disable cloud-init
    • Report a bug
  • Explanation
    • Configuration sources
    • Boot stages
    • User data formats
    • Events and updates
    • Instance metadata
      • Kernel command line
    • Vendor data
    • Security
    • Performance
    • Kernel command line
  • Reference
    • Module reference
    • Cloud config examples
    • CLI commands
    • Availability
    • FAQ
    • Merging user data sections
    • Datasources
      • Alibaba Cloud (AliYun)
      • AltCloud
      • Amazon EC2
      • Azure
      • CloudSigma
      • CloudStack
      • Config drive
      • DigitalOcean
      • E24Cloud
      • Exoscale
      • Fallback/no datasource
      • Google Compute Engine
      • LXD
      • MAAS
      • NoCloud
      • NWCS
      • OpenNebula
      • OpenStack
      • Oracle
      • OVF
      • Rbx Cloud
      • SmartOS Datasource
      • UpCloud
      • VMware
      • Vultr
      • ZStack
    • Supported distros
    • Network configuration
      • Network configuration ENI (legacy)
      • Networking config Version 1
      • Networking config Version 2
    • Base configuration
    • Datasource dsname
  • Development
    • Contributing to cloud-init
    • Module creation
    • Datasource creation
    • Code review process
    • Directory layout
    • Reporting bugs
    • Logging
    • Debugging cloud-init
    • Testing
      • Integration testing
    • Integration testing
    • Documentation
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How-to guides#

If you have a specific goal in mind and are already familiar with the basics of cloud-init, our how-to guides cover some of the more common operations and tasks that you may need to complete.

They will help you to achieve a particular end result, but may require you to understand and adapt the steps to fit your specific requirements.


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  • Change how often a module runs
  • Disable cloud-init
  • Report a bug
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