website: document the new createtime stuff
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* `ami_name` (string) - The name of the resulting AMI that will appear
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when managing AMIs in the AWS console or via APIs. This must be unique.
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To help make this unique, certain template parameters are available for
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this value, which are documented below.
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To help make this unique, use a function like `timestamp` (see
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[configuration templates](/docs/templates/configuration-templates.html) for more info)
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* `secret_key` (string) - The secret key used to communicate with AWS.
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If not specified, Packer will attempt to read this from environmental
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"access_key": "YOUR KEY HERE",
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"secret_key": "YOUR SECRET KEY HERE",
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"source_ami": "ami-e81d5881",
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"ami_name": "packer-amazon-chroot {{.CreateTime}}"
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"ami_name": "packer-amazon-chroot {{timestamp}}"
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}
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</pre>
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## AMI Name Variables
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The AMI name specified by the `ami_name` configuration variable is actually
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treated as a [configuration template](/docs/templates/configuration-templates.html).
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Packer provides a set of variables that it will replace
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within the AMI name. This helps ensure the AMI name is unique, as AWS requires.
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The available variables are shown below:
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* `CreateTime` - This will be replaced with the Unix timestamp of when
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the AMI was built.
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## Chroot Mounts
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The `chroot_mounts` configuration can be used to mount additional devices
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* `ami_name` (string) - The name of the resulting AMI that will appear
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when managing AMIs in the AWS console or via APIs. This must be unique.
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To help make this unique, certain template parameters are available for
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this value, which are documented below.
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To help make this unique, use a function like `timestamp` (see
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[configuration templates](/docs/templates/configuration-templates.html) for more info)
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* `instance_type` (string) - The EC2 instance type to use while building
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the AMI, such as "m1.small".
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"source_ami": "ami-de0d9eb7",
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"instance_type": "t1.micro",
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"ssh_username": "ubuntu",
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"ami_name": "packer-quick-start {{.CreateTime}}",
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"ami_name": "packer-quick-start {{timestamp}}",
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}
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</pre>
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"source_ami": "ami-de0d9eb7",
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"instance_type": "t1.micro",
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"ssh_username": "ubuntu",
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"ami_name": "packer-quick-start {{.CreateTime}}",
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"ami_name": "packer-quick-start {{timestamp}}",
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"tags": {
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"OS_Version": "Ubuntu",
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"Release": "Latest"
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}
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}
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</pre>
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## AMI Name Variables
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The AMI name specified by the `ami_name` configuration variable is actually
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treated as a [configuration template](/docs/templates/configuration-templates.html).
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Packer provides a set of variables that it will replace
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within the AMI name. This helps ensure the AMI name is unique, as AWS requires.
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The available variables are shown below:
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* `CreateTime` - This will be replaced with the Unix timestamp of when
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the AMI was built.
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* `ami_name` (string) - The name of the resulting AMI that will appear
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when managing AMIs in the AWS console or via APIs. This must be unique.
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To help make this unique, certain template parameters are available for
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this value, which are documented below.
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To help make this unique, use a function like `timestamp` (see
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[configuration templates](/docs/templates/configuration-templates.html) for more info)
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* `instance_type` (string) - The EC2 instance type to use while building
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the AMI, such as "m1.small".
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"/tmp". This directory must exist and be writable.
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* `bundle_prefix` (string) - The prefix for files created from bundling
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the root volume. By default this is "image-{{.Createtime}}". The `CreateTime`
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the root volume. By default this is "image-{{timestamp}}". The `timestamp`
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variable should be used to make sure this is unique, otherwise it can
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collide with other created AMIs by Packer in your account.
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"x509_key_path": "x509.key",
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"x509_upload_path": "/tmp",
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"ami_name": "packer-quick-start {{.CreateTime}}"
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"ami_name": "packer-quick-start {{timestamp}}"
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}
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</pre>
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will look for.
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</div>
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## AMI Name Variables
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The AMI name specified by the `ami_name` configuration variable is actually
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treated as a [configuration template](/docs/templates/configuration-templates.html).
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Packer provides a set of variables that it will replace
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within the AMI name. This helps ensure the AMI name is unique, as AWS requires.
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The available variables are shown below:
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* `CreateTime` - This will be replaced with the Unix timestamp of when
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the AMI was built.
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## Custom Bundle Commands
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A lot of the process required for creating an instance-store backed AMI
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