Install Cloudbase-Init on Windows

Downloading the Cloudbase-Init installer

Download the Cloudbase-Init installer corresponding to your operating system architecture. For details, visit Cloudbase-Init Official Site.

Cloudbase-init has the following versions:

• Stable version (recommended)
  Download via the following links:
  • 64-bit Windows: https://www.cloudbase.it/downloads/CloudbaseInitSetup_Stable_x64.msi
  • 32-bit Windows: https://www.cloudbase.it/downloads/CloudbaseInitSetup_Stable_x86.msi
• Beta version

Installing Cloudbase-Init

When installing Cloudbase-Init, please note:

• In the “Configuration options” window, set “Serial port for logging” to “COM1” as shown below.
  
• *At the final step of the installation, do not check any box as shown below: *
  

Modifying the Cloudbase-Init configuration file

1. Open the Cloudbase-Init configuration file at \PATH\TO\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloubase-Init\conf\cloudbase-init.conf.
2. Replace the content in the file with the following:

   [DEFAULT]
   username=Administrator
   groups=Administrators
   inject_user_password=true
   config_drive_raw_hhd=true
   config_drive_cdrom=true
   config_drive_vfat=true
   bsdtar_path=C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\bin\bsdtar.exe
   mtools_path=C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\bin\
   metadata_services=cloudbaseinit.metadata.services.configdrive.ConfigDriveService
   plugins=cloudbaseinit.plugins.windows.extendvolumes.ExtendVolumesPlugin,cloudbaseinit.plugins.common.networkconfig.NetworkConfigPlugin,cloudbaseinit.plugins.common.sethostname.SetHostNamePlugin,cloudbaseinit.plugins.common.setuserpassword.SetUserPasswordPlugin,cloudbaseinit.plugins.common.localscripts.LocalScriptsPlugin,cloudbaseinit.plugins.common.userdata.UserDataPlugin
   verbose=true
   debug=true
   logdir=C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\log\
   logfile=cloudbase-init.log
   default_log_levels=comtypes=INFO,suds=INFO,iso8601=WARN,requests=WARN
   logging_serial_port_settings=COM1,115200,N,8
   mtu_use_dhcp_config=true
   ntp_use_dhcp_config=true
   first_logon_behaviour=no
   netbios_host_name_compatibility=false
   allow_reboot=false
   activate_windows=true
   kms_host="kms.tencentyun.com"
   local_scripts_path=C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\LocalScripts\
   C:\powershell
   PS C:\Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

3. Copy the TencentCloudRun.ps1 script to the C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\LocalScripts\ directory.