___        ______    _   _ _____   ____            _
           / \ \      / / ___|  | \ | | ____| |  _ \ __ _  ___| | _____ _ __
          / _ \ \ /\ / /\___ \  |  \| |  _|   | |_) / _` |/ __| |/ / _ \ '__|
         / ___ \ V  V /  ___) | | |\  | |___  |  __/ (_| | (__|   <  __/ |
        /_/   \_\_/\_/  |____/  |_| \_|_____| |_|   \__,_|\___|_|\_\___|_|

Setup

• Git clone this project: https://github.com/rosstimson/awsne-packer.git
• Install Packer on your local machine. If you're on a Mac and use Homebrew then the easiest way is to use Cask:
  • brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask
  • brew cask install packer

AWS Credentials

AWS credentials needed should be stored in the following environment variables:

• PACKER_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
• PACKER_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY

An example IAM policy for the Packer user is supplied: packer-iam-policy.example.json

Build AMI

Building an EC2 AMI is as simple as:

• packer build awsne-packer.json
• Grab a coffee.

Authors

Ross Timson ross@rosstimson.com