Packer Sample Script

In this tutorial, we will explain about a sample script to create an instance, deploy software and create an image from it. Before you run the script, make sure to install aws cli and add your AWS access key and secret key in ~/.aws/credentials file or checkout the Packer Variables tutorial to know different ways to use your AWS credentials with Packer. Simple Packer script to create an instance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 { "builders": [{ "type":"amazon-ebs", "source_ami": "ami-12345", "instance_type": "t2.

Packer Definitions

If you’re looking for Packer definitions, then you are looking at the correct article. In this article, we will discuss some basic Packer components and definitions. Let’s jump right in. Packer Components Packer templates consist of 3 components: Builders: [Builders](Builders | Packer by HashiCorp) are used to create machine images as part of image creation process. Builders connect to your cloud/on-prem environment using the access keys, secret keys etc…, connect to your infrastructure and create the template.

Integrating Jenkins with Git: A Step-by-Step Guide

With Pipeline as code, you store your Jenkins pipeline script in a file called JenkinsFile in your Git repository. When you update your pipeline code and push it to Git, it will trigger a build to Jenkins and Jenkins will automatically build your code. This is possible by connecting your Jenkins to Git. In this tutorial, we’ll demonstrate how to integrate Jenkins with GitHub using the Github plugin. Connect Jenkins to Git Jenkins supports Git as its version control system.