ansible-role-packer

Install hashicorp packer

Dependencies

Roles

None

Collections

None

Platforms

Supported platforms

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8¹
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9¹
• RockyLinux 8
• RockyLinux 9
• OracleLinux 8
• OracleLinux 9
• AlmaLinux 8
• AlmaLinux 9
• Debian 11 (Bullseye)
• Debian 12 (Bookworm)
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
• Fedora 43
• Fedora 44¹

Note: ¹ : no automated testing is performed on these platforms

Role Variables

defaults/main.yml

# Packer OS packages
packer_packages:
  - packer

# product platform
packer_platform: "{{ ansible_facts.system | lower }}"

# product architecture
packer_arch: "{{ 'amd64' if ansible_facts.architecture == 'x86_64' else ansible_facts.architecture }}"

# product install mode (binary or package)
packer_install_mode: package

# product zip filename
packer_zip: >-
  packer_{{ packer_version }}_{{ packer_platform }}_{{ packer_arch }}.zip

# product download url
packer_product_url: >-
  https://releases.hashicorp.com/packer/{{ packer_version }}/{{ packer_zip }}

# List of packer plugin to install
packer_plugins: []

# Execute packer build phase
packer_build: false

Example Playbook

molecule/default/converge.yml

- name: sample playbook for role 'packer'
  hosts: all
  become: 'yes'
  tasks:
    - name: Include role 'packer'
      ansible.builtin.include_role:
        name: packer