Overview
Packer on Windows Server 2019
Packer by HashiCorp allows you to create server images for AWS and other cloud platforms. Create identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. Packer is lightweight and is highly performant, creating machine images for multiple platforms in parallel. Packer does not replace configuration management like Chef or Puppet. In fact, when building images, Packer is able to use tools like Chef or Puppet to install software onto the image.
Packer installs and configures all the software for a server at the time the image is built. If there are bugs in these scripts, they will be caught early, rather than several minutes after a machine is launched. The image creation is fully automated and faster.
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.
Highlights
- 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
- Create images for all cloud platforms and for on prem environments
- Integrate with your existing CI/CD pipelines. Use scripts and automation tools like Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Powershell and more to install software and configure your images..
Details
Typical total price
$0.114/hour
Pricing
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t2.nano | $0.05 | $0.008 | $0.058 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.05 | $0.016 | $0.066 |
t2.small | $0.05 | $0.032 | $0.082 |
t2.medium Recommended | $0.05 | $0.064 | $0.114 |
t2.large | $0.05 | $0.121 | $0.171 |
t2.xlarge | $0.05 | $0.227 | $0.277 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.05 | $0.433 | $0.483 |
t3.nano | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.06 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.07 |
t3.small | $0.05 | $0.039 | $0.089 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
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We do not currently support refunds, but you can cancel at any time.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Latest Microsoft Windows Patches Installed. Simply run Windows Update to apply latest Windows Server security patches.
Additional details
Usage instructions
RDP into instance, username is: Administrator
Scroll down to 'Getting Started' on the following URL: https://cloudinfrastructureservices.co.uk/how-to-use-packer-to-create-images-on-azure-aws-gcp/
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