# Packages

ovftool

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Packer OVFtool post processor

Just another OVF tool post processor.

Requirements

VMware's OVF Tool.
OpenSSL command.

Usage

Add the post-processor to your packer template:

    {
      "type": "ovftool",
      "target_format": "ova",
      "appliance_name": "{{user `vm_name`}}",
      "output_dir": "{{user `output_dir`}}",
      "keep_ovf": "{{user `keep_ovf`}}"
    },

Available configuration options:

Key	Desc	Default
`ovftool_path`	Path to the `ovftool` binary if it cannot be found in the path.	`ovftool`
`output_dir`	The directory where to save the resulting appliance/s.	`output/packer_{{ .BuildName }}_{{ .Provider }}_ovftool`
`keep_input_artifact`	Wether or not to keep the input artifact	false
`target_format`	Either `ovf` or `ova`. Use `keep_ovf` and `ova` if you want both OVF and OVA	`ovf`
`keep_ovf`	If `target_format` is OVA the initial OVF export will be deleted unless this param is true	false
`appliance_name`	The name to give to the resulting appliance

Installation

You can grab pre-built binaries from:

https://github.com/chirauki/packer-post-processor-ovftool/releases/latest

And add the post-processor to ~/.packerconfig:

{
  "post-processors": {
    "ovftool": "packer-post-processor-ovftool"
  }
}

Or if you want to build it yourself, run:

$ go get github.com/chirauki/packer-post-processor-ovftool
$ go install github.com/chirauki/packer-post-processor-ovftool

And add the post-processor to ~/.packerconfig.

License and Authors

Author:: Marc Cirauqui ([email protected])

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0