Packer

The example Yaml configurations in this file are using the legacy 0.8 syntax. If you are using Drone 1.0 or Drone Cloud please ensure you use the appropriate 1.0 syntax. Learn more here.

This plugin can build automated machine images with Packer. The below pipeline configuration demonstrates simple usage:

pipeline:
  packer:
    image: appleboy/drone-packer
    template: aws.json
    actions: build

To validate template file before building the machine images

pipeline:
  packer:
    image: appleboy/drone-packer
    template: aws.json
-   actions: build
+   actions:
+     - validate
+     - build

A map of variables to pass to the Packer build commands. Each value is passed as a <key>=<value> option

pipeline:
  packer:
    image: appleboy/drone-packer
    template: aws.json
    actions: build
+   vars:
+     aws_region: ap-southeast-1
+     app_version: 1.0.0

A list of var files to use. Each value is passed as -var-file=:

pipeline:
  packer:
    image: appleboy/drone-packer
    template: aws.json
    actions: build
+   var_files:
+     - foo.json
+     - bar.json

validate or build all builds other than these

pipeline:
  packer:
    image: appleboy/drone-packer
    template: aws.json
    actions: build
+   except:
+     - foo
+     - bar

validate or build only the specified builds

pipeline:
  packer:
    image: appleboy/drone-packer
    template: aws.json
    actions: build
+   only:
+     - foo
+     - bar

Parameter Reference

actions

a list of actions to have packer perform

vars

a map of variables to pass to the Packer build commands. Each value is passed as a <key>=<value> option

var_files

a list of var files to use. Each value is passed as -var-file=

except

validate or build all builds other than these

only

validate or build only the specified builds

template

A json file will execute multiple builds in parallel as defined in the template

syntax_only

Only check syntax. Do not verify config of the template, defaults to false

color

Disable color output (on by default), defaults to false

debug

Debug mode enabled for builds, defaults to false

parallel

Disable parallelization (on by default), defaults to false

force

Force a build to continue if artifacts exist, deletes existing artifacts, defaults to false

readable

Machine-readable output, defaults to false