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Please support custom cloud-init config for Multipass VMs

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Project
snapcraft (launchpad)
Number
#1818017
Type
issue
State
open
Author
~brlin
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Current evaluation

Feature request to let snapcraft merge a user-supplied cloud-init config (e.g. custom apt mirror / disable-proposed) before initializing its Multipass VM. Open ~7.5 years with no labels, comments, or maintainer engagement; proposed as a workaround for Launchpad bug 1818016.

Suggested action: needs triage

Reason: The issue has no labels, no assignee, and zero maintainer comments in 2742 days, so it has never been triaged or categorised. It is a genuine feature request (not a usage question), and I could not confirm via repo inspection whether custom cloud-init support was later added, so it should be assessed rather than auto-closed as stale.

Impact: 30 Quick Win: 13.5 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 55 Confidence: 55 Support Request: 15

Issue body

This feature request is a possible solution to Bug #1818016, as user can, for example, set: ```yaml #cloud-config apt:     disable_suites: $RELEASE-proposed     primary:     - arches: [default]         uri: http://my.favorite.ubuntu.mirror/ubuntu/ ``` It would be great if Snapcraft is able to merge the custom config before initializing the multipass VM.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 30
Quick Win: 13.5
Staleness: 95
Complexity: 55
Confidence: 55
Support Request: 15
needs triage Feature request to let snapcraft merge a user-supplied cloud-init config (e.g. custom apt mirror / disable-proposed) before initializing its Multipass VM. Open ~7.5 years with no labels, comments, or maintainer engagement; proposed as a workaround for Launchpad bug 1818016.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 98
Complexity: 40
Confidence: 90
Support Request: 5
close stale Feature request to allow custom cloud-init configuration for Snapcraft's Multipass VMs. The issue has been open for over 7 years with no maintainer comments, labels, or activity, and remains unaddressed.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 98
Complexity: 30
Confidence: 90
Support Request: 10
close stale Feature request to pass custom cloud-init configuration to Multipass VMs in Snapcraft. Open for over seven years with no maintainer comments, labels, or activity.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 95
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 0
close stale Feature request to allow custom cloud-init configuration for Multipass VMs in Snapcraft. Unlabelled, zero comments, and inactive for over 7 years.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 100
Complexity: 45
Confidence: 90
Support Request: 10
close stale Feature request to allow custom cloud-init configuration for Snapcraft's Multipass VMs. Unanswered and inactive for over 7 years with no maintainer engagement or labels.

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Related work

  • Related To: 1818016 (confidence 60%)

    Issue body explicitly states this feature is 'a possible solution to Bug #1818016' (a Launchpad bug, not a GitHub ref), so the relationship is a cross-reference rather than a confirmed GitHub link.

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#1791821 multipass should use snapcraft defined environments snapcraft (launchpad) closed Closed without discussion or resolution, indicating the feature request was likely abandoned or superseded. The proposal to align multipass with snapcraft-defined build images received no further action.
70%