Packer is a useful application for the users who need to create virtual machine images that can be used on multiple platforms. This package includes multiple command line tools that enable you to create identical images with minimum effort.
The tools support VMware, VirtualBox, Amazon EC2 or DigitalOcean platforms out of the box and enable you to extend their usage by using plugins.
What's New in This Release:
FEATURES:
· builder/virtualbox: support exporting in OVA format. [GH-309]
IMPROVEMENTS:
· core: All HTTP downloads across Packer now support the standard proxy environmental variables (HTTP_PROXY, NO_PROXY, etc.) [GH-252]
· builder/amazon: API requests will use HTTP proxy if specified by enviromental variables.
· builder/digitalocean: API requests will use HTTP proxy if specified by environmental variables.
BUG FIXES:
· core: TCP connection between plugin processes will keep-alive. [GH-312]
· core: No more "unused key keep_input_artifact" for post processors [GH-310]
· post-processor/vagrant: output_path templates now work again.