Hi Rickard, yes I want to use the information spat out by packer after it has finished the building the ami. So you recommend using a post processor script to fetch that information?
On Thursday, 26 April 2018 13:23:38 UTC+1, Rickard von Essen wrote: > > 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] > <javascript:>> 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] >> <javascript:>> 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] <javascript:>. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/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] <javascript:>. >> 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/cd6deae1-3064-4b90-9883-a21a191c71a3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
