Overview Packer uses the HashiCorp Configuration Language - HCL - designed to allow concise descriptions of the required steps to get to a build file. This page describes the features of HCL2 exhaustively HCL Templates reference File structure i have used: Below two files are commonly used by all the templates. which …

This Series provides a collection of examples that demonstrate how to use Packer and the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere to automate the creation of virtual machine images for VMware vSphere environments. HashiCorp Configuration Language ("HCL") is used for the examples Folder structure: Linux Distributions …

What is OpenTofu? The open source infrastructure as code tool. Previously named OpenTF, OpenTofu is a fork of Terraform that is open-source, community-driven, and managed by the Linux Foundation. The core OpenTofu workflow consists of three stages: Write: Defining resources, which may be across multiple cloud providers …

What is Packer? Packer is a tool that lets you create identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source template. Packer can create golden images to use in image pipelines. In this tutorial we will see how to install and get started with Packer on Rocky Linux. Install Packer HashiCorp packer conflict …

This post is part of VMware vShere How to hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 8, which includes VMware VCSA8 and VMware vCenter8. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size. Ensure the DNS entry is available in DNS …

This post is part of VMware vShere How to hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi8 and VMware vCenter8. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size. Step1: Create VM In VMware workstation, Go …

AWX stands for “Ansible Web eXecutable” is a free and open-source project that allows you to easily manage and control Ansible projects. AWX is the upstream project of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. AWX provides a web-based user interface, a powerful REST API and allows to manage or sync inventory with other …

K3s is a CNCF sandbox project that delivers a lightweight yet powerful certified Kubernetes distribution. K3S is a lightweight Kubernetes, easy to install, Simple but powerful "batteries-included" features have been added, such as: local storage provider service load balancer helm controller Traefik ingress …

Rocky Linux Server Template creation for Home Lab Step1: Create VM In VMware workstation, Go to File -> Select New Virtual Mahine to create a VM Select the custom(Advanced) anc click next. Leave the Typical (recommended) configuration option, if you choose not to play around. Choose I will install operating system …