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+#cloud-config
+
+package_update: true
+package_upgrade: true
+
+groups:
+  - docker
+
+system_info:
+  default_user:
+    groups: [ docker ]
+
+packages:
+  - apt-transport-https
+  - ca-certificates
+  - curl
+  - jq
+  - git
+  - gnupg
+  - lsb-release
+  - unattended-upgrades
+
+runcmd:
+  - mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
+  - curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
+  - echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
+  - systemctl enable docker
+  - systemctl start docker
+  - curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/laconic-so https://github.com/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator/releases/latest/download/laconic-so
+  - chmod +x /usr/local/bin/laconic-so