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* IPE-727 first commit, adds release notes * content for the 1.11 release notes * updates to init CLI reference * updates to install plugins CLI reference * updates to source information on the packer block configuration reference * updated Packer configuration page * updated plugins installation overview page * updated plugins installation usage page * added Upgrades section * added outline for an upgrade page for this version * added comments for upgrade page outline * renamed install plugins mdx and added redirects * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Lucas Bajolet <[email protected]> * fix nav * fix bad links * applying additional feedback * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Lucas Bajolet <[email protected]> * integrated rationale into release notes * removed 'upgrade from older version' section in the upgrade instructions * docs: fill-in the upgrade/1.11 document * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Wilken Rivera <[email protected]> * edits to upgrade 1.11 and release note * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Lucas Bajolet <[email protected]> * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Lucas Bajolet <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Lucas Bajolet <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Lucas Bajolet <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Wilken Rivera <[email protected]>
Packer
Packer is a tool for building identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.
Packer is lightweight, runs on every major operating system, and is highly performant, creating machine images for multiple platforms in parallel. Packer supports various platforms through external plugin integrations, the full list of which can be found at https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/integrations.
The images that Packer creates can easily be turned into Vagrant boxes.
Quick Start
Packer
There is a great introduction and getting started guide for building a Docker image on your local machine without using any paid cloud resources.
Alternatively, you can refer to getting started with AWS to learn how to build a machine image for an external cloud provider.
HCP Packer
HCP Packer registry stores Packer image metadata, enabling you to track your image lifecycle.
To get started with building an AWS machine image to HCP Packer for referencing in Terraform refer to the collection of HCP Packer Tutorials.
Documentation
Comprehensive documentation is viewable on the Packer website at https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/docs.
Contributing to Packer
See CONTRIBUTING.md for best practices and instructions on setting up your development environment to work on Packer.
Unmaintained Plugins
As contributors' circumstances change, development on a community maintained plugin can slow. When this happens, HashiCorp may use GitHub's option to archive the plugin’s repository, to clearly signal the plugin's status to users.
What does unmaintained mean?
- The code repository and all commit history will still be available.
- Documentation will remain on the Packer website.
- Issues and pull requests are monitored as a best effort.
- No active development will be performed by HashiCorp.
If you are interested in maintaining an unmaintained or archived plugin, please reach out to us at [email protected].