.. _datasource_upcloud: UpCloud ******* The `UpCloud`_ datasource consumes information from UpCloud's `instance metadata service`_. This instance metadata service serves information about the running server via HTTP over the address ``169.254.169.254`` available in every DHCP-configured interface. The meta-data API endpoints are fully described in `UpCloud API documentation`_. Providing user-data =================== When creating a server, user-data is provided by specifying it as ``user_data`` in the API or via the server creation tool in the control panel. User-data is immutable during the server's lifetime, and can be removed by deleting the server. .. _UpCloud: https://upcloud.com/ .. _instance metadata service: https://upcloud.com/community/tutorials/upcloud-metadata-service/ .. _UpCloud API documentation: https://developers.upcloud.com/1.3/8-servers/#metadata-service