Packer on Ubuntu Server 20.04LTS Linux

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 AWS, 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 AWS 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
AWS KMS integration
Fast infrastructure deployment
Detailed logging, detect issues faster
Build any os, server or container type

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.