- Python 3.5 or later
- Cookiecutter 1.6 or later https://cookiecutter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html
- Packer version 15 or later https://packer.io/downloads.html
To generate project from the packer-cookiecutter template, please run the following command.
cookiecutter git@github.com:ckaserer/packer-cookiecutter
Then the cookiecutter command ask for several questions on generated project as follows.
cookiecutter git@github.com:ckaserer/packer-cookiecutter
repo [changeme-repo]:
git_org [ckaserer]:
vm_name [changeme-vm]:
root_pw [changeme-pw]:
Then you get the generated project directory, packer-changeme.
The following is the initial directory structure generated in the previous section.
├── .ci <- scripts utilized in a CI can be put here
│ ├── build.sh <- cleanup and build vm script
│ └── test.sh <- execute build script wrapped via bashrc fuction
├── .github <- github issue templates
│ └── ISSUE_TEMPLATE
│ ├── bug_report.md
│ └── feature_request.md
├── .gitignore
├── .travis.yml <- travis ci definition
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
├── LICENSE <- GPLv3
├── README.md
├── Vagrantfile <- Vagrantfile to start VM as vagrant box
├── ansible
│ ├── main.yml <- core provisioning logic
│ └── requirements.yml <- ansible galaxy dependencies can be added here
├── bashrc <- defines functions to build the VM
├── box-config.json
├── http
│ └── ks.cfg <- minimal kickstart file
└── scripts
├── 0-machine-id.sh <- fix machine-id issue with duplicate IP addresses being assigned
├── 1-cabundle.sh <- add trusted root certificate
├── 2-ansible.sh <- install ansible to run core provising logic
├── 3-cleanup.sh <- clean package cache, history,...
└── 4-zerodisk.sh <- Zero out free space to save space in the final image