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File Provisioner

Type: file

The file provisioner uploads files to machines built by Packer. The recommended usage of the file provisioner is to use it to upload files, and then use shell provisioner to move them to the proper place, set permissions, etc.

Basic Example

{
  "type": "file",
  "source": "app.tar.gz",
  "destination": "/tmp/app.tar.gz"
}

Configuration Reference

The available configuration options are listed below. All elements are required.

• source (string) - The path to a local file to upload to the machine. The path can be absolute or relative. If it is relative, it is relative to the working directory when Packer is executed.

• destination (string) - The path where the file will be uploaded to in the machine. This value must be a writable location and any parent directories must already exist.