Commit 32bf0536 authored by Mark Peek's avatar Mark Peek

website: add openstack page

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# OpenStack Builder
Type: `openstack`
The `openstack` builder is able to create new images for use with
[OpenStack](http://www.openstack.org). The builder takes a source
image, runs any provisioning necessary on the image after launching it,
then creates a new reusable image. This reusable image can then be
used as the foundation of new servers that are launched within OpenStack.
The builder will create temporary keypairs that provide temporary access to
the server while the image is being created. This simplifies configuration
quite a bit.
The builder does _not_ manage images. Once it creates an image, it is up to
you to use it or delete it.
## Configuration Reference
There are many configuration options available for the builder. They are
segmented below into two categories: required and optional parameters. Within
each category, the available configuration keys are alphabetized.
Required:
* `flavor` (string) - The ID or full URL for the desired flavor for the
server to be created.
* `image_name` (string) - The name of the resulting image.
* `password` (string) - The password used to connect to the OpenStack service.
If not specified, Packer will attempt to read this from the
`SDK_PASSWORD` environment variable.
* `provider` (string) - The provider used to connect to the OpenStack service.
If not specified, Packer will attempt to read this from the
`SDK_PROVIDER` environment variable.
* `source_image` (string) - The ID or full URL to the base image to use.
This is the image that will be used to launch a new server and provision it.
* `username` (string) - The username used to connect to the OpenStack service.
If not specified, Packer will attempt to read this from the
`SDK_USERNAME` environment variable.
Optional:
* `ssh_port` (int) - The port that SSH will be available on. Defaults to port
22.
* `ssh_timeout` (string) - The time to wait for SSH to become available
before timing out. The format of this value is a duration such as "5s"
or "5m". The default SSH timeout is "1m".
* `ssh_username` (string) - The username to use in order to communicate
over SSH to the running droplet. The default is "root".
## Basic Example
Here is a basic example. This is a working example to build a
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) on Rackspace OpenStack cloud offering.
<pre class="prettyprint">
{
"type": "openstack",
"username": "",
"password": "",
"provider": "",
"ssh_username": "root",
"image_name": "Test image",
"source_image": "23b564c9-c3e6-49f9-bc68-86c7a9ab5018",
"flavor": "2"
}
</pre>
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<li><h4>Builders</h4></li>
<li><a href="/docs/builders/amazon.html">Amazon EC2 (AMI)</a></li>
<li><a href="/docs/builders/digitalocean.html">DigitalOcean</a></li>
<li><a href="/docs/builders/openstack.html">OpenStack</a></li>
<li><a href="/docs/builders/virtualbox.html">VirtualBox</a></li>
<li><a href="/docs/builders/vmware.html">VMware</a></li>
<li><a href="/docs/builders/custom.html">Custom</a></li>
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