Packer YAML Azure DevOps Pipeline Pt. 2 – Azure Compute Gallery

Packer is a great tool to build images. This blog is about using YAML to build your Packer Azure DevOps Pipeline. When using YAML, it is very easy to replicate your pipeline to other Azure DevOps organizations. This post is about adding the managed image to the Azure Compute Gallery. Prerequisites You need to have … Read more

Packer YAML Azure DevOps Pipeline Pt. 1 – Create the Packer YAML Pipeline

Packer is a great tool to build images. This blog is about using YAML to build your Packer Azure DevOps Pipeline. When using YAML, it is very easy to replicate your pipeline to other Azure DevOps organizations. So, what is the architecture about? Firstly, let’s start with this high level design of a packer build: … Read more

Convert Packer JSON File to HCL2

Packer has announced that classic JSON files are now supported as legacy files. The limitations within classic JSON make it harder to configure the packer template. That’s why Hashicorp has decided to create HCL support for Packer. This blog is about how to convert your Packer JSON File to HCL2 (Hashi Corp Language 2). Furthermore, … Read more