abhilashshettigar / packer-learning

Format packer files

packer fmt .

Validate packer file

packer validate .

Build packer image

packer build

What blocks we need to add and how it works

packer { # we are using aws & need to provide provider for mutiple which cloud we are using like aws,GCP and azure or even docker }

source { # which ami to use as the base # where to save the ami # basically it will create ec2 to build a ami }

build { # everything in between once ami is creating # like what things need to install in ami # what things to configure # need to copy anything or automate using provisioner with ansible ,puppet and chef }