Ansible-packer

Introduction

Ansible role for installing packer.

Usage

Role variables

• packer_pkg: Packer package file, this is the archive that will be fetched. Example: 0.7.1_linux_amd64.zip. Note: the base URL is always https://dl.bintray.com/mitchellh/packer/.

• packer_version_str: This is the string that is searched in the output of packer version. If not found, packer_pkg will be fetched and installed. Example: "Packer v0.7.1".

• packer_plugins: A dictionary of plugins to be installed. Example:

  packer_plugins: packer-builder-lxc: name: lxc type: builder url: https://s3.amazonaws.com/my-s3-bucket/packer-builder-lxc

  Where

  • name: the name of the plugin that can be used in a packer template.
  • type: either builder or provisioner.
  • url: URL to fetch the binary from.

  A packer configuration file at /etc/packer.conf will automatically created that contains any builder or provisioner installed via packer_plugins.

• packer_plugins_force_install: Whether to force the installation of plugins, even if they exist. Useful for forcing an update. Example: false.

Example playbook

---
- hosts: all
  sudo: yes

  vars:
    packer_pkg: 0.7.1_linux_amd64.zip
    packer_version_str: "Packer v0.7.1"

  roles:
    - packer