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Build AMI

AWS AMI for CSYE 6225

Template to build AWS AMI using Hashicorp Packer for CSYE 6225 course in Fall 2020

Usage

Validate template

packer validate ami.json

Build AMI

Required variables:

  • aws_access_key
  • aws_secret_key
  • aws_region
  • source_ami
  • ami_users
  • ssh_username

using vars params

packer build \
    -var 'aws_access_key=REDACTED' \
    -var 'aws_secret_key=REDACTED' \
    -var 'aws_region=us-east-1' \
    -var 'source_ami=REDACTED' \
    -var 'ami_users=REDACTED' \
    -var 'ssh_username=ubuntu' \
    ami.json

or

using vars file

create vars-local.json from vars.json and provide appropriate values for variables

packer build -var-file=./vars-local.json ami.json

Author

Deepansh Sachdeva (NUID 001399788)