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.

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 the server’s lifetime, and can be removed by deleting the server.