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Using Packer for faster provisioning

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2018-04-08
By Thomas Kooi

As a frequent user of Terraform, I have a variety of modules tailored for different purposes, many of which rely on CentOS with a Docker install script. However, while demoing a setup to a co-worker, we encountered a significant delay — about seven minutes — for a Terraform apply to complete with an install script. Determined to improve this, I dedicated my Sunday to exploring Packer. Given my extensive use of Terraform, delving into Packer seemed like a natural next step.

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2018-04-08

Using Packer for faster provisioning

As a frequent user of Terraform, I have a variety of modules tailored for different purposes, many of which rely on CentOS with a Docker install script. However, while demoing a setup to a co-worker, we encountered a significant delay — about seven minutes — for a Terraform apply to complete with an install script. Determined to improve this, I dedicated my Sunday to exploring Packer. Given my extensive use of Terraform, delving into Packer seemed like a natural next step.

2017-10-06

Project: Terraform Swarm mode cluster

I recently started playing around with Terraform. Since I often manually spin up a couple of droplets on DigitalOcean to set up a Swarm mode cluster to try out some projects or set ups, I figured I should put all of that into code as my first Terraform project. I created a Terraform module for provisioning a basic Swarm mode cluster during this project. Ideal for labs or development clusters.