Build repeatable custom AMIs with Packer.
What it does
Builds custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's Amazon EBS builder.
When to use it
Use when creating custom AMIs for Amazon EC2 instances.
How to use it
Give it an AMI build request; it builds an Amazon Machine Image in AWS.
Uses
Good to know
- cannot be undone: AWS account; Amazon EC2 instance
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What you need · 2
Packer must be available to initialize plugins, validate templates, and build AMIs.
An AWS account is required to build AMIs and incur the associated EC2, EBS, and data-transfer costs.
Access · 3
This skill
AWS account
Write
Creates paid AMIs in AWS (irreversible)
Amazon EC2 instance
Execute
Provisions a paid EC2 instance (irreversible)