Cloud-Init with Crossplane

Explore the integration of Cloud-Init with Crossplane in this 30-minute conference talk by Marques Johansson from Equinix. Learn how to leverage cloud-init as user-data for provisioning baremetal and VM instances through Crossplane, enabling higher-order integrations for managing low-level resources. Discover the standard format of cloud-init, its ability to combine various config files and scripts, and techniques to overcome user data size limitations. Gain insights into configuring instances, understanding the syntax, and exploring alternatives. Examine the reasons behind creating a Crossplane provider for cloud-init and the influences shaping this approach to infrastructure provisioning.