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12 sections

Official docs outline

developer.hashicorp.com
  1. Terminology and Concepts

    Builders, provisioners, post-processors, artifacts, images and templates.

  2. HCL Templates

    Packer template syntax, blocks, and file structure.

  3. Sources and Builders

    Builders/sources that create machine images on each platform.

  4. Provisioners

    Installing and configuring software in images (shell, file, Ansible).

  5. Post-Processors

    Post-build steps such as manifest, compress and checksum.

  6. Variables and Locals

    Input variables, locals, and variable files.

  7. Functions and Expressions

    Built-in functions and expressions for templates.

  8. Plugins

    Installing and using plugins for builders and provisioners.

  9. Data Sources

    Fetching external data for use in templates.

  10. Commands

    init, validate, build, fmt and CLI usage.

  11. Debugging

    Debug mode, logging and troubleshooting builds.

  12. HCP Packer

    Image registry, channels, and metadata tracking.

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