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  Packer is an open source project with a growing community.
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<h1>Community</h1>
<p>
  Packer is an open source project with a growing community. There are
  active, dedicated users willing to help you through various mediums.
</p>
<p>
  <strong>IRC:</strong> <code>#packer-tool</code> on Freenode
</p>
<p>
  <strong>Announcement list:</strong>
  <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/hashicorp-announce">HashiCorp Announcement Google Group</a>
</p>
<p>
  <strong>Discussion list:</strong>
  <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/packer-tool">Packer Google Group</a>
</p>
<p>
  <strong>Community Forum:</strong>
  <a href="https://discuss.hashicorp.com/c/packer">Packer Community Forum</a>
</p>
<p>
  <strong>Bug Tracker:</strong>
  <a href="https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues">Issue tracker
  on GitHub</a>. Please only use this for reporting bugs. Do not ask
  for general help here. Use IRC or the mailing list for that.
</p>
<p>
  <strong>Training:</strong>
  Paid <a href="https://www.hashicorp.com/training.html">HashiCorp training courses</a>
  are also available in a city near you. Private training courses are also available.
</p>