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A Cloud Guru

Building an Amazon EBS-Based Packer Image

Packer allows us to use JSON or HCL code to describe and generate machine images, such as AWS AMIs. In this lab, we'll explore using Packer alongside AWS, from initial key creation to final Packer build as we write a Packer template from scratch using the `amazon-ebs` builder and a selection of provisioners.

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Path Info

Level

Intermediate

Duration

30m

Published

Oct 02, 2020

Challenge

Create Access Key and Secret Key, Discover Subnet
1. Navigate to IAM > Users, and click on our cloud_user.
2. Click the Security credentials tab, and select Create access key. Make a note of the Access key ID and Secret access key.
3. Navigate to VPC > Subnets, and copy the subnet ID.
Challenge

Write Template Based on Provided Instructions
1. Change to the packer/booksite directory.
2. Create a packer.json file.
3. Write the template based on the details in the instructions.
Challenge

Test the Build

Validate and run the build.

Author

A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

What's a lab?

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