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Learn to build automated machine images with Packer.

6 tutorials

Getting Started with Docker
HashiCorp Packer automates the creation of any type of machine image, including Docker images. You'll build a Docker image on your local machine without using any paid cloud resources.
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Getting Started with AWS
HashiCorp Packer automates the creation of any type of machine image, including AWS AMIs. You'll build an Ubuntu machine image on AWS in this tutorial.
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Get Started with HCP Packer
HCP Packer registry stores Packer image metadata, enabling you to track your image lifecycle. Build an Ubuntu machine image, push its metadata to AWS, and reference the images in Terraform or Packer configuration.
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Packer works well with Terraform or Vagrant

5min
Provision infrastructure with Packer
Create an image with Packer, containing SSH keys, a new user, and a demo webapp, and deploy it with Terraform.
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5min
Post-processors - Vagrant
Create a Vagrant box with Packer post-processors.
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Install, build, and provision software onto a machine image

5min
Install Packer
Packer must first be installed on the machine you want to run it on.
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7min
Build an image
With Packer installed, let's just dive right into it and build our first image. Packer can create images for many platforms with anything pre-installed. In this example, you will build a Docker image with Packer.
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6min
Provision
Packer fully supports automated provisioning in order to install software onto machines prior to turning them into images.
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