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Getting Started with HashiCorp Packer

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Course Features

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Duration

75 minutes

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Downloadable Courses

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

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Video Content

75 minutes

Course Description

Have you ever heard a developer say "it works on my computer" to explain a production issue? Do you struggle with maintaining your infrastructure configuration across multiple environments and machines? This course, "Getting Started With HashiCorp Packer", will teach you how to use Packer to create machine images that can run in multiple environments using the same configuration. You'll first learn how to create a basic image for use on AWS EC2. Next, you will learn how to populate the image with all of your application's configuration, as well as encrypted secrets from AWS Secrets Manager. You'll also learn how to make this image work on multiple platforms including Vagrant, for local development. After completing this course, your knowledge and skills in HashiCorp Packer will allow you to automate the construction of your infrastructure and banishing the curse of "works on my machines" to the dustbin.

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Hands-On Training,Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Finally, you’ll learn how to expand this image to work on multiple platforms, including Vagrant for local development

Learn to use Packer to build automated machine images that run in multiple environments with the same configuration, all but eliminating those problems! First, you’ll explore how to build a basic empty image for usage on AWS EC2

Next, you’ll discover how to populate that image with all of the configuration needed for your application, along with encrypted secrets from AWS Secrets Manager

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of HashiCorp Packer needed to automate the building of your infrastructure, and banish the “works on my machine” curse to the dustbin where it belongs!

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