I’m using Terraform to spin up a DO droplet, using an Ubuntu and Docker image. Checkout below:
resource "digitalocean_droplet" "web" {
image = "docker-20-04"
name = "web"
region = "nyc3"
size = "s-1vcpu-1gb"
ssh_keys = [digitalocean_ssh_key.default.id]
user_data = "I2Nsb3Vk #.....etc......"
}
user_data is my cloud-config template encoded in base64.
I ssh into the droplet and notice that the packages listed in the template below are not getting installed.
#cloud-config
package_upgrade: true
package_update: true
packages:
- build-essential
- libmariadbclient-dev
- libjpeg62-turbo-dev
- zlib1g-dev
- libwebp-dev
- libpq-dev
- postgresql
- postgresql-contrib
Is there something wrong with my cloud config file above?
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Heya,
Ensure your cloud-config file has the correct format and proper YAML syntax. Your current file looks correctly formatted, but you can check it using a YAML linter like YAMLlint to be certain.
If the syntax is correct, verify that the user_data is properly encoded in base64. Remember, the entire cloud-config file should be encoded before being placed in user_data.
If you continue to have issues, check the logs for any errors by running this command on your droplet:
- cat /var/log/cloud-init-output.log
For further information about cloud-config with DigitalOcean, refer to this Automate Droplet Setup with cloud-init.
Hope that this helps!
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