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+# uncloud-init
+
+This tool takes care of initializing and maintaining virtual machines in
+[uncloud](https://code.ungleich.ch/uncloud/uncloud) environments, which means:
+
+  * Growing root partition/filesystem when the underlying disk is expanded.
+  * Fetch and deploy SSH keys.