Packer
- Category
- Infrastructure and DevOps
- Docs outline
- 12 sections
Official docs outline
developer.hashicorp.com- Terminology and Concepts
Builders, provisioners, post-processors, artifacts, images and templates.
- HCL Templates
Packer template syntax, blocks, and file structure.
- Sources and Builders
Builders/sources that create machine images on each platform.
- Provisioners
Installing and configuring software in images (shell, file, Ansible).
- Post-Processors
Post-build steps such as manifest, compress and checksum.
- Variables and Locals
Input variables, locals, and variable files.
- Functions and Expressions
Built-in functions and expressions for templates.
- Plugins
Installing and using plugins for builders and provisioners.
- Data Sources
Fetching external data for use in templates.
- Commands
init, validate, build, fmt and CLI usage.
- Debugging
Debug mode, logging and troubleshooting builds.
- HCP Packer
Image registry, channels, and metadata tracking.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.