Common use cases for Packer. Automated image builds. Automate the creation of any type of machine or container image. Customize images to match application and organizational requirements. Golden image pipeline. Integrate image management with provisioning workflows to automate updates across downstream builds. Image compliance
Create identical images for multiple platforms from a single-source configuration. By codifying commonly used base images as golden images, they can be standardized, secured, and updated using automation.
Build a golden image pipeline with HCP Packer. Use HCP Packer to define a golden image pipeline and build base and application images, then deploy the application image to AWS using Terraform. Create child image from registry image. Use Packer to query a specific base image's build version and build a new image using that base image.
Use Terraform to launch completely configured machine and container instances from Packer images in seconds. By provisioning instances from known-good images built by Packer, you can ensure only approved configurations are deployed.
Packer is an image creation tool for creating golden images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. Image compliance Create one security and compliance workflow for images that are provisioned across multiple clouds.