Fully Automated AWS AMI Builds with Packer – A Complete Solution
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Fully Automated AWS Image Builds with Packer – A Complete Solution
In this video, we walk through the complete process of building custom Linux and Windows machine images on AWS using Packer
We’ll start by creating a Linux image provisioned over SSH with Apache and a small collection of retro HTML games. Then we’ll build a Windows image provisioned over WinRM, install Chrome and Firefox, apply system updates, and finalize the build using the EC2 Launch tool with Sysprep.
You’ll learn how to:
Automate image builds using Packer on AWS
Configure SSH and WinRM access for provisioning
Create reusable, cloud-native AMIs for Linux and Windows
Store credentials securely using AWS Secrets Manager
Enable secure instance access using AWS Systems Manager (SSM)
By the end of this video, you’ll have a fully automated, reusable image pipeline in AWS that you can adapt for your own environments.
Watch the full series to see how we do the same in Azure and GCP
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00:00 Introduction
02:24 Packer Workflow
04:58 Prerequisites
05:46 Build
07:36 Demo
13:37 AWS Issues