Packer Reviews

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Packer mentions (9)

• Failed to connect to the host via SSH on Ubuntu 22.04

  If you have just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04, and you suddenly experience either errors when trying to ssh into hosts, or when running ansible or again when running the ansible provisioner building a packer image, this is probably going to be useful for you. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

• Create a minimalist OS using Docker Containers and Hashicorp Packer

  I am already using Hashicorp Packer at work and for personal projects and I wanted to test This idea out by wrapping it a single Packer Template file. This reduces the level of maintaining a lot of small scripts, Dockerfiles and configurations and the user can simply trigger a couple of Commands to get a minimalist OS at the end of the process. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

• After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have thrown in the towel. The oligopoly has won.

  And while it is a slight increase in complexity, it can be an overall net gain in functionality, configurability and reliability. Much like Packer is far more reliable and practical than manually making VM images sitting in front of a terminal, even though making the initial configuration takes some time. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Customized Ubuntu Images using Packer + QEMU + Cloud-Init & UEFI bootloading

  Hashicorp Packer provides a nice wrapper / abstraction over the QEMU in order to boot the image and use it to set it up on first-boot. Instead of writing really long commands in order to boot up the image using QEMU, Packer provided a nice Configuration Template in a more Readable fashion. - Source: dev.to / almost 2 years ago

• The journey of sharing a wired USB printer over the network

  Packer seemed like the perfect tool for the job. I have never used it before and wanted to get familiar with the tool. It doesn't come with ARM support out of the box, but there are two community projects to fill that niche. - Source: dev.to / about 2 years ago

AWS Cost Explorer mentions (21)

• Optimizing Costs in the Cloud: Embracing a FinOps Mindset

  When managing your cloud finances, following a budget plan is crucial to ensure you spend your money wisely. Utilize tools such as AWS Cost Explorer or third-party services such as Anodot to gain insights into your spending patterns, focusing on the costs associated with each team or service. - Source: dev.to / 2 months ago

• A beginner's guide to AWS Best Practices

  Get comfortable with using Cost Explorer - when costs spike it's important to understand how to drill down into costs. - Source: dev.to / 6 months ago

• IPV6 Migration Guide for Developers using AWS EC2 -- A Primer

  Once the EC2 migration is complete, review IPV4 address usage using VPC IP Address Manager And AWS Billing Cost Explorer (group By API to see EC2 networking costs). - Source: dev.to / 7 months ago

• API Update: Enterprise Level Tier for Large Scale Applications

  AWS quite literally has a Cost Explorer service , several articles on how to reduce costs, and support tiers that literally include working with Amazon on usage guidance. Source: about 1 year ago

• AWS Cost Optimization Tools

  AWS Cost Explorer: This tool allows you to visualize, understand, and manage your AWS costs and usage. Source: over 1 year ago