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performant, creating machine images for multiple platforms in parallel.
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performant, creating machine images for multiple platforms in parallel.
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Packer comes out of the box with support for creating AMIs (EC2), VMware
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Packer comes out of the box with support for creating AMIs (EC2), VMware
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images, and VirtualBox images. Support for more platforms can be added via
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images, and VirtualBox images. Support for more platforms can be added via
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plugins.
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plugins. The images that Packer creates an easily be turned into
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[Vagrant](http://www.vagrantup.com) boxes.
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## Quick Start
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## Quick Start
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First, get Packer by either downloading a pre-built Packer binary for
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**Note:** There is a great
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your operating system or [downloading and compiling Packer yourself](#developing-packer).
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[introduction and getting started guide](http://localhost:4567/intro)
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for those with a bit more patience. Otherwise, the quick start below
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will get you up and running quickly, at the sacrifice of not explaining some
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key points.
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First, [downloada pre-built Packer binary](http://localhost:4567/downloads.html)
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for your operating system or [compile Packer yourself](#developing-packer).
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After Packer is installed, create your first template, which tells Packer
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After Packer is installed, create your first template, which tells Packer
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what platforms to build images for and how you want to build them. In our
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what platforms to build images for and how you want to build them. In our
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"secret_key": "YOUR SECRET KEY HERE",
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"secret_key": "YOUR SECRET KEY HERE",
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"region": "us-east-1",
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"region": "us-east-1",
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"source_ami": "ami-de0d9eb7",
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"source_ami": "ami-de0d9eb7",
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"instance_type": "m1.small",
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"instance_type": "t1.micro",
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"ssh_username": "ubuntu",
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"ssh_username": "ubuntu",
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"ami_name": "packer-quick-start {{.CreateTime}}"
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"ami_name": "packer-example {{.CreateTime}}"
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}]
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}]
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}
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}
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```
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```
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