HashiCorp Packer – Build automated machine images

Build Automated Machine Images Using HashiCorp Packer
Create identical machine images for multiple platforms in parallel
Provisioning using Check, Puppet, Ansible, etc.,
Create images like AWS AMI, VMDK/VMX for VMware, OVF for virtualbox, Azure, GCC, etc.,
Requirements
Free trial account with AWS/Azure/GCC
Description
Build automated machine images for multiple platforms from a single configuration file

Create images in parallel

Use tools like Chef or Puppet to do the provisioning

Use it along with Continous delivery tools

Launch the instance using the image, test and verify the infrastructure along with the development

Learn about variables and other details of the HCL file

Learn various provisions and builders

Understand the difference between Ansible local and remote builder

Create a docker container image, shell local and remote builder

Create windows AMI

Create and test Vagrant images

Work with post-processors and other components of Hashicorp Packer

Who this course is for:
DevOps engineer to create and maintain build and release pipeline
Those who wants to create Dev/Prod parity
Those who wants to create consistent images for multiple platform in parallel
Those who wants to maintain consistent environment across heterogeneous cloud, virtualization and container environment