aws-ami-builder

Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Build Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) using Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Reference: Amazon EBS Builder Note: Building AMIs incurs AWS costs (EC2 instances, EBS storage, data transfer). Builds typically take 10-30 minutes depending on provisioning complexity. Packer uses AWS credential resolution: SSH Timeout AMI Already Exists Volume Size Too Small - Automates AMI creation from source AMIs using HCL templates with provisioners for customization (shell scripts, file uploads, configuration management) - Supports multi-region AMI distribution via ami_regions and flexible source AMI filtering by name, owner, and virtualization type - Authenticates via environment variables, AWS credentials file, or IAM instance profiles; includes validation and build commands for template management - Common use cases include OS patching, software pre-installation, and hardened base image creation; builds typically take 10–30 minutes and incur AWS costs for compute and storage - Environment variables: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID , AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY - AWS credentials file: ~/.aws/credentials - IAM instance profile (when running on EC2) - Ensure security group allows SSH (port 22) - Verify subnet has internet access - AMI names must be unique - Use timestamp in name: my-app-${local.timestamp} - Check source AMI's volume size - Set...