This repo contains some examples for building AWS AMIs and VMWare templates using Packer

Folder structure

The packer code is structured as follows:

bootstrap: This folder contains bootstrap scripts for AWS and VMWare.
files: This folder contains static files.
provisioners: This folder contains provisioning Powershell scripts, Ansible playbooks, etc.
templates: This folder contains the Packer templates. Each template sub-folder should contain a README.md explaining the usage of the template.

How to use the templates

VMWare

Install either VMWare Fusion if you are using MacOSx or VMWare Workstation if you are using Windows or Linux
Run packer build templates/windows-server-2012/vmware-2012R2-servicebox.json

AWS AMIs

Create a VPC with at least a subnet where you will run the instance to build the AMI
Create a Security group allowing ports 3389 (RDP) and 5985 (WinRM)
Run packer build -var 'aws_access_key=YOUR_KEY' -var 'aws_secret_key=YOUR_SECRET' -var 'subnet_id=subnet-XXXXXX' -var 'security_group_id=sg-YYYYYY' templates/windows-server-2012/aws-win2012R2-servicebox.json or if you have the AWS CLI tool configure with an ~/.aws/credentials file you can omit the aws credentals parameters