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Packer can create machine images for any platform. Packer ships with support for
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a set of platforms, but can be extended through plugins to support any platform.
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This page documents the list of supported image types that Packer supports
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creating.
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layout: intro
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next_title: 'Packer & the HashiCorp Ecosystem'
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next_url: '/intro/hashicorp-ecosystem.html'
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page_title: Supported Platforms
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# Supported Platforms
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Packer can create machine images for any platform. Packer ships with support for
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a set of platforms, but can be [extended through
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plugins](/docs/extend/builder.html) to support any platform. This page documents
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the list of supported image types that Packer supports creating.
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If you were looking to see what platforms Packer is able to run on, see the page
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on [installing Packer](/intro/getting-started/setup.html).
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-> **Note:** We're always looking to officially support more target
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platforms. If you're interested in adding support for another platform, please
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help by opening an issue or pull request within
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[GitHub](https://github.com/mitchellh/packer) so we can discuss how to make it
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happen.
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Packer supports creating images for the following platforms or targets. The
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format of the resulting image and any high-level information about the platform
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is noted. They are listed in alphabetical order. For more detailed information
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on supported configuration parameters and usage, please see the appropriate
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[documentation page within the documentation section](/docs).
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- ***Amazon EC2 (AMI)***. Both EBS-backed and instance-store AMIs within
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[EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/), optionally distributed to
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multiple regions.
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- ***CloudStack***. Images for [CloudStack](https://cloudstack.apache.org/)
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that can be used to start pre-configured CloudStack servers.
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- ***DigitalOcean***. Snapshots for
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[DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/) that can be used to start a
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pre-configured DigitalOcean instance of any size.
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- ***Docker***. Snapshots for [Docker](https://www.docker.io/) that can be used
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to start a pre-configured Docker instance.
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- ***Google Compute Engine***. Snapshots for [Google Compute
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Engine](https://cloud.google.com/products/compute-engine) that can be used
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to start a pre-configured Google Compute Engine instance.
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- ***OpenStack***. Images for [OpenStack](https://www.openstack.org/) that can
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be used to start pre-configured OpenStack servers.
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- ***Parallels (PVM)***. Exported virtual machines for
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[Parallels](https://www.parallels.com/downloads/desktop/), including virtual
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machine metadata such as RAM, CPUs, etc. These virtual machines are portable
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and can be started on any platform Parallels runs on.
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- ***QEMU***. Images for [KVM](http://www.linux-kvm.org/) or
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[Xen](http://www.xenproject.org/) that can be used to start pre-configured
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KVM or Xen instances.
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- ***VirtualBox (OVF)***. Exported virtual machines for
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[VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/), including virtual machine
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metadata such as RAM, CPUs, etc. These virtual machines are portable and can
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be started on any platform VirtualBox runs on.
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- ***VMware (VMX)***. Exported virtual machines for
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[VMware](https://www.vmware.com/) that can be run within any desktop products
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such as Fusion, Player, or Workstation, as well as server products such
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as vSphere.
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As previously mentioned, these are just the target image types that Packer ships
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with out of the box. You can always [extend Packer through
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plugins](/docs/extend/builder.html) to support more.
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