.. _faq:

FAQ
***

Getting help
============

Having trouble? We would like to help!

- Use the search bar at the upper left to search these docs
- Ask a question in the ``#cloud-init`` IRC channel on Freenode
- Join and ask questions on the `cloud-init mailing list <https://launchpad.net/~cloud-init>`_
- Find a bug? `Report bugs on Launchpad <https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+filebug>`_


Media
=====

Below are some videos, blog posts, and white papers about cloud-init from a
variety of sources.

- `Cloud Instance Initialization with cloud-init (Whitepaper)`_
- `cloud-init Summit 2018`_
- `cloud-init - The cross-cloud Magic Sauce (PDF)`_
- `cloud-init Summit 2017`_
- `cloud-init - Building clouds one Linux box at a time (Video)`_
- `cloud-init - Building clouds one Linux box at a time (PDF)`_
- `Metadata and cloud-init`_
- `The beauty of cloud-init`_
- `Introduction to cloud-init`_

.. _Cloud Instance Initialization with cloud-init (Whitepaper): https://ubuntu.com/blog/cloud-instance-initialisation-with-cloud-init
.. _cloud-init Summit 2018: https://powersj.io/post/cloud-init-summit18/
.. _cloud-init - The cross-cloud Magic Sauce (PDF): https://events.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cloud-init-The-cross-cloud-Magic-Sauce-Scott-Moser-Chad-Smith-Canonical.pdf
.. _cloud-init Summit 2017: https://powersj.io/post/cloud-init-summit17/
.. _cloud-init - Building clouds one Linux box at a time (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1joQfUZQcPg
.. _cloud-init - Building clouds one Linux box at a time (PDF): https://annex.debconf.org/debconf-share/debconf17/slides/164-cloud-init_Building_clouds_one_Linux_box_at_a_time.pdf
.. _Metadata and cloud-init: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHVhIWifVqU
.. _The beauty of cloud-init: http://brandon.fuller.name/archives/2011/05/02/06.40.57/
.. _Introduction to cloud-init: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zL3BdbKyGY

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