Will Terraform with custom_data work with cloud-init to configure a VM in Azure?

Question

I would like to use Terraform to configure a VM in Azure and cloud-init to apply custom_data. Is the only option to use the Azure CLI with the --custom-data parameter to pass in the cloud-init config file?

Answer 1

@Goldyn, George
I understand you are wanting to use Terraform and load the cloud-init using custom_data. Please correct me if I am misunderstanding the issue.

Yes, you should be able to do this. I believe this blog post covers exactly what you are trying to do. Check it out and let me know if that helps.

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