From 1c84cd30e8b8b5e05e4eda48d74efd0da05cbd02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jonas L." <jooola@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:56:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add example with cloud-init user-data and custom host
 ssh keys (#770)

##### SUMMARY

Document how to user user data with cloud-init, and configure custom
host ssh keys.
---
 examples/server-with-user_data.yml | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 examples/server-with-user_data.yml

diff --git a/examples/server-with-user_data.yml b/examples/server-with-user_data.yml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/examples/server-with-user_data.yml
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+---
+- name: Demonstrate the usage of 'user_data'
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Create host ssh keys
+      community.crypto.openssh_keypair:
+        path: "ssh_host_{{ item }}_key"
+        type: "{{ item }}"
+      loop: [ed25519, ecdsa, rsa]
+      register: host_ssh_keys
+
+    - name: Print host ssh keys fingerprint
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ item.fingerprint }}"
+      loop: "{{ host_ssh_keys.results }}"
+      loop_control:
+        label: "{{ item.type }}"
+
+    - name: Create server
+      hetzner.hcloud.server:
+        name: my-server
+        server_type: cx23
+        image: debian-13
+        user_data: |
+          #cloud-config
+          ssh_deletekeys: true
+          ssh_keys:
+            ed25519_private: |
+              {{ lookup('file', 'ssh_host_ed25519_key') | indent(4) }}
+            ed25519_public: "{{ lookup('file', 'ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub') }}"
+
+            ecdsa_private: |
+              {{ lookup('file', 'ssh_host_ecdsa_key') | indent(4) }}
+            ecdsa_public: "{{ lookup('file', 'ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub') }}"
+
+            rsa_private: |
+              {{ lookup('file', 'ssh_host_rsa_key') | indent(4) }}
+            rsa_public: "{{ lookup('file', 'ssh_host_rsa_key.pub') }}"