packer-aws-ebs-puppet

Create an AMI from puppet files

Usage

PUPPET_REPO="git@github.com:skyscrapers/puppet.git" SOURCE_AMI=ami-0d77397e PROJECT=internal ENVIRONMENT=staging FUNCTION=bastion PACKER_PROFILE=profile_packer_staging make build

Variables

• [SOURCE_AMI]: The ami to base the packer build on
• [PROJECT]: The name of the project, used in facter
• [ENVIRONMENT]: The environment, used in facter
• [FUNCTION]: The instance function, used in facter
• [PUPPET_REPO]: A git url to the puppet files
• [PACKER_PROFILE]: The name of the profile to use when running packer
• [ROOT_VOLUME_SIZE]: The size (in GiB) of the root volume, default to 8
• [ROOT_VOLUME_TYPE]: The size of the root volume, default to standard
• [DEBUG]: Add the --debug flag in Packer, defaults to false
• [PUPPET_REPO_PATH]: Path to the Puppet directory, relative to the Makefile, defaults to puppet.
• [GIT_BRANCH]: Git branch to use in the Puppet repository, defaults to master.
• [MANAGE_GIT]: Prepare the Puppet repository by cloning it (if it doesn't exist), checkout GIT_BRANCH and pulling latest changes, defaults to true.
• [INSTANCE_TYPE]: Sets the instance type to build on, defaults to t2.micro.
• [OVERRIDE_RACKER_TEMPLATES]: You can provide additional Racker templates to override the main packer spec (json) file. You need to provide the paths of the templates, relative the this packer repo, and separated by a space.

Requirements

You need the following to run packer with this repo:

• Packer
• r10k - gem install r10k
• Racker - gem install racker
• Git