Building a LXD Image with Packer

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Building a LXD Image with Packer

Packer allows us to create machine images using a number of builders — including LXC images! By using the LXC builder, we can use `lxc` (or lxc1 — not LXD) to create gzipped images of the root file system that we can later deploy using operating system-level virtualization. In this hands-on lab, we'll prepare a web image with Packer and LXC.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 05, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Write the Packer Template
1. Move into the packer/booksite directory.
2. Write the template based on the provided instructions.
Challenge

Test the Build
1. Validate the JSON.
2. Test the build.

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