HashiCorp Packer is a lightweight, open source tool for building automating machine images across multiple platforms, including AWS, Azure, and GCP, as well as popular virtualization or quasi-virtualization platforms such as Docker and VirtualBox. In this course, we explore the core components of a Packer build, such as builders and communicators, learn how to leverage these components to write portable buildfiles that work with the infrastructure we’re already using, such as the platform and provisioning toolchains, and improve parity between our existing environments.
HashiCorp Packer
By Elle KroutLearn about Packer's core components, how to write portable buildfiles, and how to improve parity between existing environments.
10 hours
- 48 Lessons
- 20 Hands-On Labs
About the course
Lab Highlights
Building a LXD Image with Packer Building a Docker Image with Packer 
Building a Google Compute-Backed Image with Packer 
Building an Azure ARM-Based Packer Image 
Building an Amazon EBS-Based Packer Image Debugging a Packer Build Using HCL with Packer Creating Dev and Production Images with Packer in Parallel Provisioning a Packer Image with Masterless Salt Provisioning a Packer Image with Puppet Server Provisioning a Packer Image with chef-client Provisioning a Packer Image with Ansible Adding Files to a Packer Build Provisioning a Packer Image with Bash Using Packer to Create an AWS AMI Adding Packer Plugins Setting Up Packer Formatting a Packer Template in HCL2 Formatting a Packer Template in JSON 
What are Hands-on Labs
What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.