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Packer build on AWS

v0.2.9

Packer build on AWS

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Packer build on AWS

Run packer build on a template file on AWS

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Packer build on AWS

              
  uses: ExitoLab/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in ExitoLab/packer-build-action

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Packer build action on AWS

This action runs packer build on AWS

Inputs Variables

Name Description Required Default
workingDir The directory where the packer template and var file reside. Default is "." no yes
templateFile The packer template file to use for packer build. yes no
varFile The variable file to use for packer build. no no

Providing Secrets to Packer

Add the secrets using github secrets. Under your repository name, click Settings. In the left sidebar, click Secrets.

Outputs

Example usage

To configure this action simply add the following lines to your .github/workflows/packer-build.yml workflow file:

name: Run packer build on AWS

on:
  push:
    branches:
        - 'master'
jobs:
  packer_build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
      - name: Packer build
        uses: ExitoLab/[email protected]
        with:
          templateFile: 'packer-template.json'
          workingDir: '.'
        env:
          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
          AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1

Pls note: Add the varFile if you do have the file in your working directory