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    Server Configuration with Cloud-Init: General Information

    Cloud-init is a free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPLv3). It can edit and run scripts that you can upload in the Cloud Panel under Server > Create within Advanced Options > Cloud-Init User Data, before creating a server. Types of scripts that can be processed:

    Linux

    • cloud config

    • Shell Scripts

    • Text only

    Windows

    • Powershell Scripts

    • Command line scripts

    • Text only

    After the server has been created and started for the first time, cloud-init runs the uploaded post-creation script for the configuration. Cloud-init can also process the following tasks:

    Linux

    • Configuration of the country-specific settings
    • Specifying the Host Name
    • Creation of private SSH keys
    • Saving the SSH keys as .ssh/authorized_keys
    • Specifying the Host Name
    • Setting up temporary mount points
    • Creation of users
    • Creating passwords
    • Adding Repositories
    • Update and installation of Linux packages

    Windows

    • Creation of users

    • Creating passwords

    • Adding Repositories

    • Specifying the Host Name

    • Saving SSH keys

    • Enlarge existing volumes

    You can find further information under:

    Cloud-init documentation