Added docs for checkpoint

2015-08-19 13:01:55 -07:00 · 2015-08-19 13:01:55 -07:00 · 8d8e320e8c
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    communication with plugins, since plugin communication happens over TCP
    connections on your local host. The default is 10,000. See the [core
    configuration page](/docs/other/core-configuration.html).
+
+-   `CHECKPOINT_DISABLE` - When Packer is invoked it sometimes calls out to
+    [checkpoint.hashicorp.com](https://checkpoint.hashicorp.com/) to look for
+    new versions of Packer. If you want to disable this for security or privacy
+    reasons, you can set this environment variable to `1`.