Guides - Create a Stackscript

Log into the Linode Cloud Manager.

Click on the StackScripts link in the left-hand navigation menu. You are brought to the StackScripts page.

Viewing the Account StackScripts section, click on the Create New StackScript link at the top of the page.

On the Create New StackScript page, provide the required configurations to create your StackScript.

Example Script

The file below displays an example of a simple script that executes some basic set up steps on a Linode. Review the example’s comments for details on what each line of the script does.

File: Example Script

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#!/bin/bash # This block defines the variables the user of the script needs to provide # when deploying using this script. # # #<UDF name="hostname" label="The hostname for the new Linode."> # HOSTNAME= # #<UDF name="fqdn" label="The new Linode's Fully Qualified Domain Name"> # FQDN= # This sets the variable $IPADDR to the IP address the new Linode receives. IPADDR=$(/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | awk '/inet / { print $2 }' | sed 's/addr://') # This updates the packages on the system from the distribution repositories. apt-get update apt-get upgrade -y # This section sets the hostname. echo $HOSTNAME > /etc/hostname hostname -F /etc/hostname # This section sets the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) in the hosts file. echo $IPADDR $FQDN $HOSTNAME >> /etc/hosts

The file below displays an example of a simple script that executes some basic set up steps on a …

Click Save when you are done (and you can always edit your script later if needed). You are brought back to the StackScripts page, where your new StackScript is visible and ready to use with a new Linode deployment.

Note

To deploy a new Linode with your StackScript, follow the steps in the Deploying a New Linode Using a StackScript guide.