/packer-consul-server

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Consul server with UI, AWS AMI with Packer

Install Packer and add it to your PATH.

Create your consul AMI in AWS, using your access and secret keys.

packer build \
  -var 'aws_access_key=your_key' \
  -var 'aws_secret_key=your_secret' \
  consul.json

Or

packer build -var-file='packer_vars.json' consul.json

Extra variables exposed:

  • aws_region (defaults to ap-southeast-2)
  • aws_instance_type (defaults to t2.micro)
  • ami_name_prefix (defaults to consul)
  • consul_version (defaults to 0.5.2)

###Troubleshooting

  • Make sure you have set the AWS region and the correct source AMI (Ubuntu 14.x recommended) for that region
  • This example uses ubuntu