website: add documentation for packer_http_addr extra variable

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Mathieu Tarral 2018-07-17 17:15:35 +03:00
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machine that the script is running on. This is useful if you want to run machine that the script is running on. This is useful if you want to run
only certain parts of the playbook on systems built with certain builders. only certain parts of the playbook on systems built with certain builders.
- `packer_http_addr` If using a builder that provides an http server for file
transfer (such as hyperv, parallels, qemu, virtualbox, and vmware), this
will be set to the address. You can use this address in your provisioner to
download large files over http. This may be useful if you're experiencing
slower speeds using the default file provisioner. A file provisioner using
the `winrm` communicator may experience these types of difficulties.
## Debugging ## Debugging
To debug underlying issues with Ansible, add `"-vvvv"` to `"extra_arguments"` to enable verbose logging. To debug underlying issues with Ansible, add `"-vvvv"` to `"extra_arguments"` to enable verbose logging.