Also check the manifest post-processor. It will writ out a json with information about the build, such as region and ami-id with those you can use the aws cli to read any properties of the AMI.
On 26 April 2018 at 13:16, Alvaro Miranda Aguilera <[email protected]> wrote: > if I understand this correctly, you want to use that information during > the packer build. > > looks very similar to a var file, it may need some format update, but you > could check into the var file > > Alvaro. > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 10:59 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> **Help wanted/Guidance** >> >> _Tools we are using_ >> + Packer >> + AWS >> + Jenkins >> >> After packer builds an image in AWS, besides the default information >> packer outputs about the AMI, we are trying to add more information to that >> output like the custom tags we have added to help identify the AMI in AWS. >> >> **_Goal:_** The plan is to reference that file within Jenkins and use it >> for another part of the build. >> >> Had a look and have not been able to find a way to do this. Has anyone >> done this before or is there a way to add more information to that default >> output. >> >> An example of what the file might look like: >> >> >>> { >> uuid: 00000000 >> ... >> .. >> environment: development >> version: 3.0.0 >> software: jenkins >> } >> >>> >>> >> -- >> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - >> https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in >> violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing >> list. >> >> GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues >> IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Packer" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >> gid/packer-tool/4a81de36-eb63-4e3b-a9ce-700a08c65125%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/4a81de36-eb63-4e3b-a9ce-700a08c65125%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Alvaro > > -- > This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - > https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in > violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing > list. > > GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues > IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Packer" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/packer-tool/CAHqq0eyoQnyALfJk03rs%2BmObkGP%2BQpq7LaS8% > 3DiJA5h3LGXHv2A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CAHqq0eyoQnyALfJk03rs%2BmObkGP%2BQpq7LaS8%3DiJA5h3LGXHv2A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing list. GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Packer" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/CALz9Rt-N29oU68pUxK0g7cpqBfd%3Dag7zqAe2NR6rf-J4-ZG31w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
