Linux/Cloud-init

Cloud-Init to bare metal with USB sticks

• Prepare 2x USB sticks
  • Ubuntu Server standard bootable USB
  • FAT32, name "CIDATA"
• Boot with both USB sticks plugged in

• CIDATA
• G:\meta-data (empty file)

• G:\user-data

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
  version: 1
  identity:
    hostname: edgeserver
    password: <passwdhash>
    username: marcluer
  kernel:
    package: linux-generic-hwe-22.04
  apt:
    geoip: true
  keyboard:
    layout: de
    toggle: null
    variant: nodeadkeys
  locale: en_US.UTF-8
  source:
    id: ubuntu-server-minimal
  ssh:
    allow-pw: true
    authorized-keys: []
    install-server: true
  storage:
    layout:
      name: direct
  updates: security
  
  late-commands:
  # shut-down the host after copying completed
    - shutdown -h now

  user-data:
    timezone: Europe/Berlin

Links

• https://www.jimangel.io/posts/automate-ubuntu-22-04-lts-bare-metal/
• https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/install/autoinstall-reference