---
layout: "Template"
page_title: "Template: cloudinit_multipart"
sidebar_current: "docs-template-resource-cloudinit-config"
description: |-
  Renders a multi-part cloud-init config from source files.
---

# template\_cloudinit\_config

Renders a multi-part cloud-init config from source files.

## Example Usage

```
# Render a part using a `template_file`
resource "template_file" "script" {
    template = "${file("${path.module}/init.tpl")}"

    vars {
        consul_address = "${aws_instance.consul.private_ip}"
    }
}

# Render a multi-part cloudinit config making use of the part
# above, and other source files
resource "template_cloudinit_config" "config" {
    gzip = true
    base64_encode = true

    # Setup hello world script to be called by the cloud-config
    part {
        filename = "init.cfg"
        content_type = "text/part-handler"
        content = "${template_file.script.rendered}"
    }

    part {
        content_type = "text/x-shellscript"
        content = "baz"
    }

    part {
        content_type = "text/x-shellscript"
        content = "ffbaz"
    }
}
```

## Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

* `gzip` - (Optional) Specify whether or not to gzip the rendered output.

* `base64_encode` - (Optional) Base64 encoding of the rendered output.

* `part` - (Required) One may specify this many times, this creates a fragment of the rendered cloud-init config file. The order of the parts is maintained in the configuration is maintained in the rendered template.

The `part` block supports:

* `filename` - (Optional) Filename to save part as.

* `content_type` - (Optional) Content type to send file as.

* `content` - (Required) Body for the part.

* `merge_type` - (Optional) Gives the ability to merge multiple blocks of cloud-config together.

## Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

* `rendered` - The final rendered multi-part cloudinit config.