The hcp_packer_registry block

The hcp_packer_registry block lets you customize the metadata Packer sends to HCP Packer Registry. It configures the details of an image that is created or updated within the HCP Packer registry.

To get started with HCP Packer, refer to the HCP Packer documentation or try the Get Started with HCP Packer tutorials.

Usage

This block is available from version 1.7.7 of Packer.

The presence of a hcp_packer_registry block in a build block will enable HCP Packer mode. Packer will push all builds within that build block to the remote registry if the appropriate HCP credentials are set (HCP_CLIENT_ID and HCP_CLIENT_SECRET). If no HCP credentials are set, Packer will fail the build and exit immediately to avoid any potential artifact drift between the defined builders (source blocks) and the HCP Packer registry.

Note: You will receive an error if you try to reference metadata from a deactivated or deleted registry. An administrator can manually deactivate or delete a registry, and HCP Packer automatically deactivates registries with billing issues. Contact HashiCorp Support with questions.

# file: builds.pkr.hcl
source "happycloud" "macos" {
  os = "macos_amd64"
}

build {
   hcp_packer_registry {
    bucket_name = "ios-dev"

    description = <<EOT
Some nice description about the image which artifact is being published to HCP Packer Registry. =D
    EOT

    bucket_labels = {
      "team" = "ios-development",
      "os"   = "macos"
    }

    build_labels = {
      "xcode"   = "11.3.0"
      "version" = "Big Sur"
    }
  }

  sources = ["source.happycloud.macos"]
}

bucket_name (string) - The image name when published to the HCP Packer registry. Should always be the same, otherwise a new image will be created. Defaults to build.name if not set. Will be overwritten if HCP_PACKER_BUCKET_NAME is set.
bucket_labels (map[string]string) - Map of labels. Can provide any information, such as tools versions (e.g. Go 1.17, Python 3.5, etc...). The bucket labels will appear at the image's main page and will be updated whenever it is changed and a new iteration for the bucket is pushed to the HCP Packer registry.
build_labels (map[string]string) - Map of labels. Can provide any information, such as tools versions (e.g. Go 1.17, Python 3.5, etc...). The build labels will appear in the build section of an iteration. Build labels are specific to an iteration and will be added to a build when is pushed to the HCP Packer registry. Updates to build labels on a completed iteration is not allowed.
description (string) - The image description. Useful to provide a summary about the image. The description will appear at the image's main page and will be updated whenever it is changed and a new build is pushed to the HCP Packer registry. Should contain a maximum of 255 characters. Defaults to build.description if not set.
labels (map[string]string) - Deprecated in Packer 1.7.9. See bucket_labels for details.