cloud-init(1)

NAME

cloud-init - Cloud instance initialization

SYNOPSIS

cloud-init [-h] [-d] [--force] [-v] [SUBCOMMAND]

DESCRIPTION

Cloud-init provides a mechanism for cloud instance initialization. This is done by identifying the cloud platform that is in use, reading cloud meta-data, vendor-data and user-data, and then initializing the instance as requested.

OPTIONS

-h, --help: Show help message and exit.

-v, --version: Show program's version number and exit.

--all-stages: INTERNAL: Run cloud-init's stages under a single process using a synchronization protocol. This is not intended for CLI usage.

SUBCOMMANDS

Please see the help output for each subcommand for additional details, flags, and subcommands.

analyze: Analyze cloud-init logs and data.

collect-logs: Collect and tar all cloud-init debug info.

clean: Remove logs and artifacts so cloud-init can re-run.

devel: Run development tools. See help output for subcommand details.

features: List defined features.

query: Query standardized instance metadata from the command line.

schema: Validate cloud-config files using jsonschema.

single: Manually run a single module. Useful for testing during development.

status: Report cloud-init status or wait on completion.

DEPRECATED

-d, --debug: Show additional pre-action logging (default: False).

--force: Force running even if no datasource is found (use at your own risk).

init: Initialize cloud-init and execute initial modules.

modules: Activate modules using a given configuration key.

EXIT STATUS

: 0 - Success

: 1 - Error - Cloud-init failed.

: 2 - Recoverable error - Cloud-init completed but experienced errors.