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Builders are responsible for creating machines and generating images from them
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for various platforms.
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page_title: Builders
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sidebar_current: 'docs-builders'
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# Builders
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Builders are responsible for creating machines and generating images from them
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for various platforms. For example, there are separate builders for EC2, VMware,
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VirtualBox, etc. Packer comes with many builders by default, and can also be
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extended to add new builders.
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To learn more about an individual builder, choose it from the sidebar. Each
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builder has its own configuration options and parameters.
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