CONFIG.md

Configuration

User Variables can be overridden invidiually by passing -var 'key=value' or passing a JSON file via -var-file=path.

Packer Overrides

User Variables for overriding existing Packer values

vm_name

VM name to pass to qemu. See vm_name

iso_url

URL of disc image to boot. See iso_url

iso_checksum

URL of checksum file associated with iso_url. See iso_checksum

ssh_username

Username for default account. See ssh_username

ssh_password

Password for default account. See ssh_password

ssh_timeout

Max time to wait for ssh to become available before failing. See ssh_timeout

output_directory

Directory to save VM disk image to. Can be used to build on top of a ramdisk for significant decrease in build time, eg /dev/shm/packer. See output_directory

disk_size

Size of VM disk image. See disk_size

Provisioning Overrides

Custom User Variables not used to override Packer provisioning settings

local_cache

Set to true to cache packages between packer builds. Requires sshpass installed on system running packer.

ansible_version

Version of ansible to install and use during provisioning.

rpi_firmware_version

Raspberry Pi firmware version to install.

rpi_hardware_version

Raspberry Pi hardware version to target for build.

extra_env_vars

Extra environment variables to pass to shell provisioning scripts. Can be used to configure a caching HTTP proxy, eg http_proxy=http://squid.local:8000.

extra_ansible_vars

Extra ansible variables to pass to ansible provisioning playbooks. Can be used to configure a caching HTTP proxy, eg http_proxy=http://squid.local:8000.

extra_boot_args

Extra arguments to pass to kernel when booting. Can be used to configure a caching HTTP proxy, eg mirror/http/proxy=http://squid.local:8000.