diff --git a/misc/ubuntu20.04deploy/autoinstall/meta-data b/misc/ubuntu20.04deploy/autoinstall/meta-data
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diff --git a/misc/ubuntu20.04deploy/autoinstall/user-data b/misc/ubuntu20.04deploy/autoinstall/user-data
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+#cloud-config
+autoinstall:
+  version: 1
+  early-commands:
+    - /custom-installation/pre.sh
+  late-commands:
+    - /custom-installation/post.sh
+  ssh:
+    install-server: true
+  user-data:
+    runcmd:
+      - /etc/confluent/firstboot.sh