Besides AWS’ EC2 Image Builder, a popular tool to build “Golden Images” is HashiCorp Packer.Ĭreating a custom AMI helps you make the most of your Amazon EC2 Mac instances. With that, you can make sure that the software running on your EC2 instances on launch is configured in line with your policies and contains all the software necessary to operate in your environment. If you’ve used Amazon EC2, you might be familiar with the concept of pre-baking your requirements on pre-installed software, security, and other individual settings for your environment into an Amazon Machine Image (AMI). If you are interested in automating your Packer build, look at these existing blog posts Creating Packer images using AWS System Manager Automation and How to Create an AMI Builder with AWS CodeBuild and HashiCorp Packer. This blog post focuses on the specific best practices of building custom AMIs for EC2 Mac instances using HashiCorp Packer. EC2 Mac instances are powered by the AWS Nitro System and built on Apple Mac mini computers. On NovemAWS announced the availability of Amazon EC2 Mac instances. This post is written by Joerg Woehrle, AWS Solutions Architect
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