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User Data

Updated on 07 November, 2025

Retrieves or sets cloud-init user data for customizing Vultr instance configuration during server provisioning.

The vultr-cli instance user-data command retrieves or sets cloud-init user data for a Vultr instance, allowing automation of server configuration during deployment.

Usage

console 
$ vultr-cli instance user-data

Available Commands

  • get - Get the user data on an instance
  • set - Update user data on an instance
Get
Retrieves the cloud-init user data script for a specified Vultr instance to view its configuration.
Set
Updates cloud-init user data for an existing Vultr instance to modify its configuration post-deployment.