Packer is an open source tool that enables you to create identical machine images for multiple platforms.
VMware maintains a GitHub project that includes examples for creating Photon OS machine images using Packer.
Vagrant Boxes
vmware/photon-packer-templates
This project provides examples to automate the creation of Photon OS machine images as Vagrant boxes using Packer and the Packer Plugins for VMware (vmware-iso) and Virtualbox (virtualbox).
The Vagrant boxes included in the project can be run on the following providers:
- VMware Fusion (
vmware_desktop) - VMware Workstation Pro (
vmware_desktop) - VirtualBox (
virtualbox)
This project is also used to generate the offical vmware/photon Vagrant boxes.
All examples are authored in the HashiCorp Configuration Language (“HCL2”).