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title: 2. First contact
author: Wale Soyinka
contributors:
contributors: Ganna Zhyrnova
tags:
- cloud-init
- cloud
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## Simple bootstrapping with the Rocky Linux 10 QCOW2 image

In the previous chapter, we covered the fundamental concepts of `cloud-init`. Now, it is time to move from theory to practice. This chapter is your first hands-on mission: you will take the official Rocky Linux 10 Generic Cloud image, provide it with a simple set of instructions, and watch it configure itself on first boot.
In the previous chapter, we covered the fundamental concepts of `cloud-init`. Now is the time to move from theory to practice. This chapter is your first hands-on mission: you will take the official Rocky Linux 10 Generic Cloud image, provide it with a simple set of instructions, and watch it configure itself on first boot.

## 1. Prepping the lab environment

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### The QCOW2 image

If you have not already, download the official Rocky Linux 10 Generic Cloud image.
If you have not done so, you can download the official Rocky Linux 10 Generic Cloud image with:

```bash
curl -L -o Rocky-10-GenericCloud.qcow2 \
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!!! tip "Secure logins with SSH keys"

Connecting with a default user is convenient for a quick lab test, but it is not a secure practice. In the next chapter, we will explore how to use `cloud-init` to automatically inject your SSH public key, allowing for secure, passwordless logins.
Connecting with a default user is convenient for a quick lab test, but it is not a secure practice. In the next chapter, we will explore how to use `cloud-init` to automatically inject your SSH public key, allowing for safe, passwordless logins.

3. **Verify the changes:** Check the hostname and the file created by `runcmd`.

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