aws-ami-builder
Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder.
- Automates AMI creation from source AMIs using HCL templates with provisioners for customization (shell scripts, file uploads, configuration management)
- Supports multi-region AMI distribution via
ami_regionsand flexible source AMI filtering by name, owner, and virtualization type - Authenticates via environment variables, AWS credentials file, or IAM instance profiles; includes validation and build commands for template management
- Common use cases include OS patching, software pre-installation, and hardened base image creation; builds typically take 10–30 minutes and incur AWS costs for compute and storage
AWS AMI Builder
Build Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) using Packer's amazon-ebs builder.
Reference: Amazon EBS Builder
Note: Building AMIs incurs AWS costs (EC2 instances, EBS storage, data transfer). Builds typically take 10-30 minutes depending on provisioning complexity.
Basic AMI Template
packer {
required_plugins {
amazon = {
source = "github.com/hashicorp/amazon"
version = "~> 1.3"
}
}
}
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