sample_rhel_packer.json

{
  "variables": {
    "aws_access_key": "{{env `AWS_ACCESS_KEY`}}",
    "aws_secret_key": "{{env `AWS_SECRET_KEY`}}",
    "aws_instance_type": "{{env `AWS_INSTANCE_TYPE`}}",
    "aws_ami_name": "{{env `AWS_AMI_NAME`}}",
    "aws_region": "{{env `AWS_REGION`}}",
    "aws_ami_filter_name": "{{env `AWS_AMI_FILTER_NAME`}}",
    "aws_base_ami_owner": "{{env `AWS_BASE_AMI_OWNER`}}"
  },
  "builders": [
    {
      "type": "amazon-ebs",
      "instance_type": "{{user `aws_instance_type`}}",
      "ssh_username": "{{user `aws_ssh_user`}}",
      "access_key": "{{user `aws_access_key`}}",
      "secret_key": "{{user `aws_secret_key`}}",
      "ami_name": "{{user `aws_ami_name`}}-{{timestamp}}",
      "region": "{{user `aws_region`}}",
      "source_ami_filter": {
        "filters": {
          "virtualization-type": "hvm",
          "root-device-type": "ebs",
          "name": "{{user `aws_ami_filter_name`}}"
        },
        "owners": ["{{user `aws_base_ami_owner`}}"],
        "most_recent": true
      },
      "tags": {
        "generated_by": "packer",
        "generated_on": "{{timestamp}}",
        "ami_version": "{{user `aws_ami_name`}}"
      },
      "run_tags": {
        "packer": "builder"
      }
    }
  ],

  "provisioners": [
    {
      "type": "ansible",
      "playbook_file": "hardening.yml",
      "extra_arguments": [
        "-vv"
      ]
    }
  ]
}