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cloud-init

Configuration Management

A cross‑platform, multi‑distribution tool for initializing cloud instances and bare‑metal servers from metadata.

Python Latest 26.1 · 3mo ago Security brief →

Features

  • Discovers the hosting cloud during boot
  • Processes cloud metadata, user data, and vendor data to configure system settings
  • Supports network, storage, SSH key setup, and many other initialization tasks

Recent releases

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26.1 Breaking risk
Breaking changes
  • Dropped support for Python 3.8
Notable features
  • s390x platform detection on LXD
  • Tilaa cloud platform support
  • RaspberryPI support with keymap and usb-gadget

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