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RPI Cloud Init from /boot

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4.0 cloud-init Raspberry Pi
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Description

Hey All,

I'm in a spot where I'm building out several Raspberry PI 4s and would love it if I could use cloud-init. I've got something working with NoCloud where I have a default configuration of NoCloud that points to /boot. This allows me to configure each RPI instance on boot by maintaining /boot/meta-data and /boot/user-data. Is there any appetite to add this to the RPI image? I'm happy to contribute back.

J

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Research direction

Start by locating the Raspberry Pi image configuration and its existing NoCloud setup. Review how /boot/meta-data and /boot/user-data would be incorporated into the image, then determine the expected boot behavior and validation needed to show that per-device configuration works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
raspberry-pi
Domain
cloud, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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