Packer is a tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.

Fast, concurrent, extensible.

Designed to create identical images for development, test, and production. Packer is lightweight and easy to use. It is lightning fast, parallelizes concurrent jobs, and is infinitely customizable.

Works great with

Out of the box, Packer comes with support to build images for the following platforms. Support for additional platforms is coming and can also be added through plugins.

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Virtualbox
  • VM Ware