HypriotOS cloud-init configuration for RPi3 WiFi Client

user-data-wifi.yml

#cloud-config
# vim: syntax=yaml
#

# The current version of cloud-init in the Hypriot rpi-64 is 0.7.9
# When dealing with cloud-init, it is SUPER important to know the version
# I have wasted many hours creating servers to find out the module I was trying to use wasn't in the cloud-init version I had
# Documentation: http://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/0.7.9/index.html

# Set your hostname here, the manage_etc_hosts will update the hosts file entries as well
hostname: wifi-rpi64
manage_etc_hosts: true

# You could modify this for your own user information
users:
  - name: pirate
    gecos: "Hypriot Pirate"
    sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
    shell: /bin/bash
    groups: users,docker,video
    plain_text_passwd: hypriot
    lock_passwd: false
    ssh_pwauth: true
    chpasswd: { expire: false }

# Set the locale of the system
locale: "en_US.UTF-8"

# Set the timezone
# Value of 'timezone' must exist in /usr/share/zoneinfo
timezone: "Europe/Berlin"

# WiFi connect to HotSpot
write_files:
  - content: |
      allow-hotplug wlan0
      iface wlan0 inet dhcp
      wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
      iface default inet dhcp
    path: /etc/network/interfaces.d/wlan0
  - content: |
      ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
      update_config=1
      network={
      ssid="YOUR_WIFI_SSID"
      psk="YOUR_WIFI_PASSWORD"
      proto=RSN
      key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
      pairwise=CCMP
      auth_alg=OPEN
      }
    path: /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

# These commands will be ran once on first boot only
runcmd:
  # Pickup the hostname changes
  - 'systemctl restart avahi-daemon'

  # Activate WiFi interface
  - 'ifup wlan0'