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diff --git a/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/upcloud.rst b/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/upcloud.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0b7a9bb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/upcloud.rst @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +.. _datasource_upcloud: + +UpCloud +============= + +The `UpCloud`_ datasource consumes information from UpCloud's `metadata +service`_. This metadata service serves information about the +running server via HTTP over the address 169.254.169.254 available in every +DHCP-configured interface. The metadata API endpoints are fully described in +UpCloud API documentation at +`https://developers.upcloud.com/1.3/8-servers/#metadata-service +<https://developers.upcloud.com/1.3/8-servers/#metadata-service>`_. + +Providing user-data +------------------- + +When creating a server, user-data is provided by specifying it as `user_data` +in the API or via the server creation tool in the control panel. User-data is +immutable during server's lifetime and can be removed by deleting the server. + +.. _UpCloud: https://upcloud.com/ +.. _metadata service: https://upcloud.com/community/tutorials/upcloud-metadata-service/ + +.. vi: textwidth=78 |