Cloudi-Gen

cloudi-gen is a CLI tool that aids in the generation of cloud-init configurations, making it easier for you to set up cloud instances with your desired configurations.

Features

1. User Creation: Easily create a user on your cloud instance with a specified username.
2. SSH Key Import from GitHub: Import SSH keys directly from a GitHub handle, streamlining the setup process.
3. Package Installation: Specify packages you want installed on your cloud instance right from the start.
4. Fail2Ban Configuration: Enhance security with fail2ban. By default, it's installed, but you have the option to disable it.
5. SSH Configurations: Customize SSH settings, including:
   • Allowing/Disallowing SSH TCP tunneling.
   • Allowing/Disallowing SSH X11 forwarding.
   • Allowing/Disallowing SSH agent forwarding.
6. Pretty Print: Get a neatly formatted output. By default, the output is machine-readable, but you can opt for a more human-friendly version.

Usage Example

cloudi-gen -u jontze -g jontze -p curl -p jq > cloud-init.yml

With this command:

• A user named jontze will be created on the cloud instance
• The SSH keys of the GitHub user jontze will be imported
• The packages curl and jq will be installed
• The cloud-init configuration will be saved to cloud-init.yml

Installation

From GitHub Releases

1. Navigate to the Releases section of the cloudi-gen GitHub repository.
2. Download the appropriate executable for your operating system from the latest release.
3. Save the downloaded executable to a directory that's in your system's PATH.
4. Make the executable file runnable (for Linux/macOS users, you can use the command chmod +x /path/to/cloudi-gen).
5. You can now run cloudi-gen from your terminal!

Compile from Source

If you have cargo installed, you can compile cloudi-gen from source:

cargo install --git https://github.com/jontze/cloudi-gen

You can now run cloudi-gen from your terminal!