Packer

Automated machine image builder for multiple platforms

About Packer

A tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration, automating golden image builds for cloud providers, containers and on-premise virtualisation environments. Because the code is openly available, it can be audited, extended and run on private infrastructure, which makes it attractive to teams with privacy or compliance needs. It is commonly adopted through containers or packages, evaluated against commercial alternatives and kept because it solves a focused problem reliably at scale.

Packer key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: images, automation, infrastructure, builds
Official site: packer.io

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 738 tools. Alongside Packer, it includes Vagrant, SaltStack, Chef Infra, Puppet.

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