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cloudinit_user_data
for effective VPS management.
cloudinit_user_data
cloudinit_user_data
is a powerful feature of Cloud-Init that allows users to provide custom configurations and scripts that the system will execute upon initialization. This data is in the format of #cloud-config
, which is a YAML-based configuration file.
Example Configuration Explanation:
/etc/hosts
file.
runcmd: Executes specified commands on first boot. In this example, it modifies root password expiry and SSH configurations.
users: Defines additional users.
power_state: Controls the power state of the instance after initialization, here set to reboot.
package_upgrade: Ensures that all packages are upgraded on first boot.