Customize yum repository, NTP service, and DNS service

Scenarios

When a Linux instance is started, Alibaba Cloud automatically configures a pre-defined yum repository, NTP service, and DNS service for the instance. However, if you want to have your own yum repository, NTP service, and DNS service, use user-defined scripts to implement them.

• If you are using a custom yum repository, Alibaba Cloud does not provide support for it.
• If you are using a custom NTP service, Alibaba Cloud does not provide time service.

Procedure

To customize your yum repository, NTP service, and DNS service for a Linux instance when creating it, follow these steps:

1. Create an instance by using the wizard. Be aware of the following configuration items:
   • On the Basic Configurations page, note the following customized configurations:
     • Instance Type: Select an I/O-optimized instance.
     • Image: Select a supported image type, for example, CentOS 7.2 on the Public Image tab.
2. On the Networking page, set Network Type to VPC
3. On the System Configurations page, enter the following script in the User Data text box in the Advanced area:

   #! /bin/sh
   # Modify DNS
   echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" | tee /etc/resolv.conf
   # Modify yum repo and update
   rm -rf /etc/yum.repos.d/*
   touch myrepo.repo
   echo "[base]" | tee /etc/yum.repos.d/myrepo.repo
   echo "name=myrepo" | tee -a /etc/yum.repos.d/myrepo.repo
   echo "baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos" | tee -a /etc/yum.repos.d/myrepo.repo
   echo "gpgcheck=0" | tee -a /etc/yum.repos.d/myrepo.repo
   echo "enabled=1" | tee -a /etc/yum.repos.d/myrepo.repo
   yum update -y
   # Modify NTP Server
   echo "server ntp1.aliyun.com" | tee /etc/ntp.conf
   systemctl restart ntpd.service
   					

   Note

   • The first line must be #!, with no leading space. /bin/sh, with no leading space.
   • Do not add unnecessary spaces or carriage return characters in the full text.
   • You can customize URLs of your own DNS server, NTP Server, and yum repository based on the instance situations.
   • The preceding content applies to CentOS 7.2. If you are using other images, modify the scripts as needed.
   • You can also define the yum repository in the scripts of the cloud config type, but it is not recommended because it is not flexible enough to get adapted to Alibaba Cloud that may pre-configure some yum repository. Scripts of script type is recommended for changing the yum repository.

After the instance is created, you can connect to the instance to view the implementation details, as shown in the following figure.

The preceding figure shows that you have successfully customized the DNS service, the NTP service, and the yum repository.