Practical Packer: Learn Hashicorp Packer with a Real Project
Learn how to automate server image builds using Packer in this practical course. Ideal for Linux, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Software Engineers. Gain practical skills to apply in real-world projects and job interviews. Join now!
What you’ll learn
- How to create and structure a simple Packer template to build an a machine image on AWS
- How to think about turning existing commands/procedures into scripts, and how to use those scripts in your Packer workflow.
- How to create VMs (AWS Instances) from the machine image you created with Packer.
- The most important components and primitives of Packer – how to “think” in Packer
- My most-used plugins for working with AWS, GCP, Azure, Secrets, and more.
In this course, you’ll learn how to turn existing server configuration scripts into a Packer build project which creates a fully-configured machine image that you can use on Amazon’s cloud. It’s a simple, real-life project that shows you how Packer is REALLY used in the Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps world.
By the time you’re done, you’ll have automated an image build for a server that hosts a WordPress site.
You will learn:
How to install Packer
How to create and structure a simple Packer template to build an a machine image on AWS
How to think about turning existing commands/procedures into scripts, and how to use those scripts in your Packer workflow.
How to create VMs (AWS Instances) from the machine image you created with Packer.
Who Are You?
You’re a Linux, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Software Engineer who wants to automate server image builds.
You have some basic command-line skills (Linux, Windows, or OS X).
You know how to clone a project from GitHub and edit code in a text editor.
You want to learn more practical DevOps skills.
You want to automate image builds as a first step to making Infrastructure configuration part of a CI/CD pipeline.
You’re just curious about what a small, but real-world Packer project looks like.
Who am I?
I’ve been doing Linux, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Development, and DevOps/SRE for almost 15 years.
I’ve taught hundreds of thousands of people tech skills on my YouTube channel.
I want to teach important skills in a useful, no-BS way that gives you practical skills that you can immediately apply to real-world projects, in job interviews, or to get promoted.
Take a look! I’m excited to see you inside.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who’s curious about what a small (but real) Packer project looks like.
- Aspiring (or working) Linux, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Software Engineers who want a practical example that shows them how to automate server image builds.
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