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The Parallels Packer builder is able to create Parallels Desktop for Mac virtual
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machines and export them in the PVM format.
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page_title: Parallels Builder
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# Parallels Builder
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The Parallels Packer builder is able to create [Parallels Desktop for
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Mac](https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/) virtual machines and export
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them in the PVM format.
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Packer actually comes with multiple builders able to create Parallels machines,
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depending on the strategy you want to use to build the image. Packer supports
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the following Parallels builders:
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- [parallels-iso](/docs/builders/parallels-iso.html) - Starts from an ISO
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file, creates a brand new Parallels VM, installs an OS, provisions software
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within the OS, then exports that machine to create an image. This is best
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for people who want to start from scratch.
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- [parallels-pvm](/docs/builders/parallels-pvm.html) - This builder imports an
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existing PVM file, runs provisioners on top of that VM, and exports that
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machine to create an image. This is best if you have an existing Parallels
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VM export you want to use as the source. As an additional benefit, you can
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feed the artifact of this builder back into itself to iterate on a machine.
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## Requirements
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In addition to [Parallels Desktop for
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Mac](https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/) this requires the [Parallels
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Virtualization SDK](https://www.parallels.com/downloads/desktop/).
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The SDK can be installed by downloading and following the instructions in the
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dmg.
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Parallels Desktop for Mac 9 and later is supported, from PD 11 Pro or Business
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edition is required.
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