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Provisioning a Packer Image with Ansible

Packer lets us create machine images for a variety of platforms through code. Part of the image creation process involves provisioning the machine, which can be done with a variety of provisioners, including Ansible. Oftentimes, you may well be provisioning Packer images for that same Ansible workstation; in this lab, we'll explore how to use your existing Ansible setup to provision your Packer images.

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Clock icon 15m
Published
Clock icon Oct 02, 2020

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Add the Provisioner Block

    Create a provisioner block using the Ansible provisioner type. Note that the web group should be assigned and the playbook is located at /home/cloud_user/ansible/playbooks/.

  2. Challenge

    Test the Build

    Update the file with the provided access key, secret key, and subnet ID, and then run packer build against the template.

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