packer-example

Example Automation with Packer

This is a template for creating an automated Vultr Marketplace build pipeline.

1. Clone the repository to your workstation.

    $ git clone https://github.com/vultr/vultr-marketplace.git
   

2. Install HashiCorp Packer.

3. Verify your workstation's IP address is in your Vultr API access control list.

4. Publish your API key.

    $ export VULTR_API_KEY=<Your API Key>
   

5. If you desire a debug log, export these two variables:

    $ export PACKER_LOG=1
    $ export PACKER_LOG_PATH=packer.log
   

6. Change to the Packer example directory.

    $ cd vultr-marketplace/packer-example
   

7. Use packer init to automatically download the Vultr Packer Plugin.

    $ packer init packer-example.pkr.hcl
   

8. Use packer build to automatically deploy a server, prepare it, make a snapshot, and then destroy the original server.

    $ packer build packer-example.pkr.hcl
   

The result is an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS snapshot suitable for the Vultr Marketplace.