Packer is an open-source tool by HashiCorp for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. It automates the creation of pre-configured virtual machine and container images. HCP Packer adds a hosted artifact registry with a REST API for tracking image metadata, versions, channels, and security signals.
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- Type: Index
- Position: Consuming
- Access: 3rd-Party
- Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, Automation, Image Building, HashiCorp
- Created: 2026-03-16
- Modified: 2026-04-28
Open-source tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.
Human URL: https://www.packer.io/
- Automation, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code
REST API for managing Packer artifacts in the HashiCorp Cloud Platform Packer Artifact Registry, including buckets, versions, builds, channels, packages, SBOMs, vulnerabilities, and registry configuration.
Human URL: https://developer.hashicorp.com/hcp/api-docs/packer
Base URL: https://api.cloud.hashicorp.com
- Artifact Registry, HCP, Image Building, Infrastructure as Code
FN: Kin Lane
Email: kin@apievangelist.com