packer-templates

Packer templates for Vagrant base boxes

Usage

Clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/kaorimatz/packer-templates && cd packer-templates

Build a machine image from the template in the repository:

$ packer build -only=virtualbox-iso archlinux-x86_64.json

Add the built box to Vagrant:

$ vagrant box add archlinux-x86_64 archlinux-x86_64-virtualbox.box

Configuration

You can configure each template to match your requirements by setting the following user variables.

User Variable	Default Value	Description
compression_level	6	Documentation
cpus	1	Number of CPUs
disk_size	40000	Documentation
headless	0	Documentation
memory	512	Memory size in MB
mirror		A URL of the mirror where the ISO image is available

Example

Build an uncompressed Arch Linux vagrant box with a 4GB hard disk using the VirtualBox provider:

$ packer build -only=virtualbox-iso -var compression_level=0 -var disk_size=4000 archlinux-x86_64.json

Pre-built Boxes

You can also use the pre-built boxes hosted on Atlas.

$ vagrant box add kaorimatz/archlinux-x86_64