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diff --git a/doc/sources/digitalocean/README.rst b/doc/sources/digitalocean/README.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1bb89fe1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/sources/digitalocean/README.rst @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ + The `DigitalOcean`_ datasource consumes the content served from DigitalOcean's `metadata service`_. This +metadata service serves information about the running droplet via HTTP over the link local address +169.254.169.254. The metadata API endpoints are fully described at +`https://developers.digitalocean.com/metadata/ <https://developers.digitalocean.com/metadata/>`_. + +Configuration +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +DigitalOcean's datasource can be configured as follows: + + datasource: + DigitalOcean: + retries: 3 + timeout: 2 + +- *retries*: Determines the number of times to attempt to connect to the metadata service +- *timeout*: Determines the timeout in seconds to wait for a response from the metadata service + +.. _DigitalOcean: http://digitalocean.com/ +.. _metadata service: https://developers.digitalocean.com/metadata/ +.. _Full documentation: https://developers.digitalocean.com/metadata/ |