A tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.
A tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. Packer is lightweight, runs on every major operating system, and is highly performant, creating machine images for multiple platforms in parallel. Packer comes out of the box with support for many platforms, the full list of which can be found at https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/index.html.
A tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. Packer is lightweight, runs on every major operating system, and is highly performant, creating machine images for multiple platforms in parallel. Packer comes out of the box with support for many platforms, the full list of which can be found at https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/index.html.
To install packer, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install packer
To see what files were installed by packer, run:
port contents packer
To later upgrade packer, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade packer
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