Practical Packer: Learn Hashicorp Packer With A Real Project

Automate the creation of a WordPress hosting machine image (AMI) in Amazon’s Cloud (AWS)

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.
Requirements
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 automate image builds as a first step to making Infrastructure configuration part of a CI/CD pipeline.
Description
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 PackerHow to create and structure a simple Packer template to build an a machine image on AWSHow 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.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Why Packer? Why Infrastructure as Code?

Section 2: Reading through a Real-Life Packer Project

Lecture 3 Project Packerfile Overview

Lecture 4 Packer Primitives and Terminology

Lecture 5 Packer Template Blocks

Lecture 6 WordPress Project Code Tour

Lecture 7 Packerized Project Code Tour

Section 3: Practical Project

Lecture 8 Installing Packer

Lecture 9 Creating an SSH Key in AWS EC2

Lecture 10 Creating an AWS IAM User for Packer

Lecture 11 The Packer Build

Lecture 12 Using the AMI to Host a WordPress Site

Lecture 13 Packer Documentation and Development Resources

Lecture 14 Useful Packer Plugins

Section 4: Conclusion and Further Projects

Lecture 15 Packer Learning Project Ideas

Lecture 16 Conclusion

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.