CLOUD-INIT(1) General Commands Manual 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. COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2020 Canonical Ltd. License GPL-3 or Apache-2.0 SEE ALSO Full documentation at: CLOUD-INIT(1)