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docs	Push - Command-Line	The `packer push` Packer command takes a template and pushes it to a build service that will automatically build this Packer template.

Command-Line: Push

The packer push Packer command takes a template and pushes it to a Packer build service such as HashiCorp's Atlas. The build service will automatically build your Packer template and expose the artifacts.

External build services such as HashiCorp's Atlas make it easy to iterate on Packer templates, especially when the builder you are running may not be easily accessable (such as developing qemu builders on Mac or Windows).

!> The Packer build service will receive the raw copy of your Packer template when you push. If you have sensitive data in your Packer template, you should move that data into Packer variables or environment variables!

For the push command to work, the push configuration must be completed within the template.

Options

• -message - A message to identify the purpose or changes in this Packer template much like a VCS commit message. This message will be passed to the Packer build service. This option is also available as a short option -m.

• -token - An access token for authenticating the push to the Packer build service such as Atlas. This can also be specified within the push configuration in the template.

• -name - The name of the build in the service. This typically looks like hashicorp/precise64.

Examples

Push a Packer template:

$ packer push -m "Updating the apache version" template.json

Push a Packer template with a custom token:

$ packer push -token ABCD1234 template.json