Stop Building Google Cloud VMs by Hand — Packer Quick Start
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Quick Start: Google Cloud VM Image Pipeline Using Packer
This video shows a fast, end-to-end Google Cloud Packer setup you can
clone and run to build reusable VM images — no theory, no fluff.
In just a few minutes, we build two production-ready Google Cloud images:
Linux (Ubuntu 24.04), provisioned over SSH with Apache and a
pre-installed HTML/JavaScript demo
Windows Server 2022, provisioned over WinRM, fully patched via
Windows Update, with Chrome and Firefox installed and generalized
for reuse
Both images boot ready to use — no post-deployment configuration
and no first-login surprises.
This Quick Start project demonstrates a clean, reusable Google Cloud
Packer pattern:
Fully automated image builds
Native Google Cloud integration (Projects, VPC, Compute Engine Images)
Secure, ephemeral build infrastructure
Immutable images ready for immediate VM deployment
If you want a working Google Cloud Packer solution you can adapt for
your own projects, clone the repository below and use it as a starting
point.
GitHub – https://github.com/mamonaco1973/gcp-p...
README – https://github.com/mamonaco
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Build the Code
01:17 Build Results