From 0bfd7d281166e058fc744645d2fd2e3360f7bb34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitchell Hashimoto Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:18:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] website: supported platforms --- website/source/intro/platforms.html.markdown | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++ website/source/intro/use-cases.html.markdown | 4 +- website/source/layouts/intro.erb | 3 +- website/source/stylesheets/_components.scss | 14 ++++++ 4 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) create mode 100644 website/source/intro/platforms.html.markdown diff --git a/website/source/intro/platforms.html.markdown b/website/source/intro/platforms.html.markdown new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f36223382 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/source/intro/platforms.html.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +layout: "intro" +page_title: "Supported Platforms" +prev_url: "/intro/use-cases.html" +next_url: "/intro/getting-started/setup.html" +next_title: "Getting Started: Install Packer" +--- + +# Supported Platforms + +Packer can creates machine images for any platform. Packer ships with +support for a set of platforms, but can be [extend through plugins](/docs/extend/builder.html) +to support any platform. This page documents the list of supported image +types that Packer supports creating. + +If you were looking to see what platforms Packer is able to run on, see +the page on [installing Packer](/intro/getting-started/setup.html). + +
+Note: We're always looking to officially support more +target platforms. If you're interested in adding support for another +platform, please help by opening an issue or pull request within +GitHub so we can discuss +how to make it happen. +
+ +Packer supports creating images for the following platforms or targets. +The format of the resulting image and any high-level information about the +platform is noted. They are listed in alphabetical order. For more detailed +information on supported configuration parameters and usage, please see +the appropriate [documentation page within the documentation section](/docs). + +* ***Amazon EC2 (AMI)***. EBS-backed AMIs within EC2, optionally distributed + to multiple regions. + +* ***DigitalOcean***. Snapshots for [DigitalOcean](http://www.digitalocean.com) + that can be used to start a pre-configured DigitalOcean instance of any size. + +* ***VirtualBox (OVF)***. Exported virtual machines for VirtualBox, including + virtual machine metadata such as RAM, CPUs, etc. These virtual machines are + portable and can be started on any platform VirtualBox runs on. + +* ***VMware (VMX)***. Exported virtual machines for VMware that can be run + within any desktop products such as Fusion, Player, or Workstation, as well + as server products such as vSphere. + +As previously mentioned, these are just the target image types that Packer +ships with out of the box. You can always [extend Packer through plugins](/docs/extend/builder.html) +to support more. diff --git a/website/source/intro/use-cases.html.markdown b/website/source/intro/use-cases.html.markdown index 261320c7e..05362b16c 100644 --- a/website/source/intro/use-cases.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/intro/use-cases.html.markdown @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ layout: "intro" page_title: "Use Cases" prev_url: "/intro/why.html" -next_url: "/intro/getting-started/setup.html" -next_title: "Getting Started: Install Packer" +next_url: "/intro/platforms.html" +next_title: "Supported Platforms" --- # Use Cases diff --git a/website/source/layouts/intro.erb b/website/source/layouts/intro.erb index 042d23bbe..8865deedf 100644 --- a/website/source/layouts/intro.erb +++ b/website/source/layouts/intro.erb @@ -3,10 +3,11 @@

Intro