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--- manuals:vps:userdata [2025/03/16 12:53] – Example flake URI aither
+++ manuals:vps:userdata [2025/03/22 17:29] (current) – aither
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 ====== User Data ======
-When creating or reinstalling a VPS, vpsAdmin can upload a script or configuration for [[https://cloud-init.io/|cloud-init]] into the VPS. This script or configuration is applied on the first startup of the VPS. We support three formats for the initial configuration:
+When creating or reinstalling a VPS, vpsAdmin can upload a script or configuration for [[https://cloud-init.io/|cloud-init]] into the VPS. This script or configuration is applied on the first startup of the VPS. We support these formats for the initial configuration:
   * [[#script|script]]
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 For development and testing, you can deploy a stored configuration to a VPS at any time:
-**vpsAdmin** -> **VPS** -> **User data** -> Edit an entry from the list, then use the **Deploy to VPS** form.
+**vpsAdmin** -> **VPS** -> **User data** -> Edit an entry from the list, then use the **Deploy to VPS** form. This action will only create the script/configuration files inside the VPS, it will not run/apply
+it.
 ===== Configuration Formats =====
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 ==== NixOS Flake URI ====
-Upon VPS startup, the command ''nixos-rebuild --flake $flake_uri'' is executed. This allows you to easily deploy a configuration that is publicly available, for example, on GitHub.
+Upon VPS startup, the command ''nixos-rebuild switch --flake $flake_uri'' is executed. This allows you to easily deploy a configuration that is publicly available, for example, on GitHub.
 Example configuration:

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