Packer on Ubuntu Server 20.04

Packer the image tool by HashiCorp is a popular DevOps tool for simplifying the creation of server machine images, and implement a continuous development approach to changes in your software. Packer standardizes the creation of machine images for Azure, other cloud platforms and on-premises environments, making the process less time-consuming and error-prone.

Packer is easy to use and automates the creation of any type of machine image. It embraces modern configuration management (e.g Chef, Puppet, Ansible & others) by encouraging you to use automated scripts to install and configure the software within your Packer-made images.

Packer Features

Automate the creation of Azure server images

Pre bake images with software & configuration

Uses WinRM or SSH to build images

Build images for other cloud platforms in parallel

Use Packer with your CI/CD Automation

Use scripts to automate any server config

Azure Key Vault integration

Fast infrastructure deployment

Detailed logging, detect issues faster

Build any os, server or container type

Packer Documentation

Follow our post configuration steps on - Setup Packer on Azure

Disclaimer: Packer is a registered trademark of HashiCorp, Inc and is licensed under Mozilla Public License v2. No warrantee of any kind, express or implied, is included with this software. Use at your risk, responsibility for damages (if any) to anyone resulting from the use of this software rest entirely with the user. The author is not responsible for any damage that its use could cause.