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+.. _datasource_vultr:
+
+Vultr
+=====
+
+The `Vultr`_ datasource retrieves basic configuration values from the locally
+accessible `metadata service`_. All data is served over HTTP from the address
+169.254.169.254. The endpoints are documented in
+`https://www.vultr.com/metadata/
+<https://www.vultr.com/metadata/>`_
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+Vultr's datasource can be configured as follows:
+
+ datasource:
+ Vultr:
+ url: 'http://169.254.169.254'
+ retries: 3
+ timeout: 2
+ wait: 2
+
+- *url*: The URL used to acquire the metadata configuration from
+- *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
+- *wait*: Determines the timeout in seconds to wait before retrying after
+ accessible failure
+
+.. _Vultr: https://www.vultr.com/
+.. _metadata service: https://www.vultr.com/metadata/
+
+.. vi: textwidth=79