UserData Stackscript Example

This Terraform config for Linode Instances creates a StackScript that can be used to provision a Linode with CloudInit UserData.

CloudInit UserData used in this example was taken from:

• https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/template/d/cloudinit_config.html#example-usage

The StackScript used here was first published here:

• https://www.linode.com/stackscripts/view/392559
• https://github.com/displague/displague-stackscripts

Importing the original StackScript

To import the original, public stackscript:

echo 'public_stackscript = "true"' >> public_stackscript.auto.tfvars
terraform import linode_stackscript.cloudinit_stackscript 392559

More on CloudInit and UserData

• https://packetpushers.net/cloud-init-demystified/
• https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/datasources/nocloud.html
• https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/datasources.html
• http://madorn.com/cloud-init-stages.html#.XGDTOdFOnE4
• https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/examples.html
• https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/debugging.html#running-single-cloud-config-modules
• https://github.com/delphix/cloud-init/tree/master/doc/examples
• https://rancher.com/docs/os/v1.x/en/installation/boot-process/cloud-init/
• https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/modules.html#disk-setup
• https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/execute-user-data-ec2/