AWS EC2 image creation

• To automate AWS EC2 image creation we can use packer Refer Here
• To use packer, we need to have the following
  • Packer
  • aws cli
  • IAM user with programmatic access
• Installing packer Refer Here
• Installing awscli Refer Here
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • Mac
• Configure aws cli
  
• builder in packer represents where to create vmimage Refer Here
• Refer Here for the json template
• Execute packer validate <file name> and packer build <file name>
  
• Wait for ami
  
  
• Packer json used in class Refer Here
• Next Steps