windows-ami.json

{
  "variables": {
    "aws_access_key": "",
    "aws_secret_key": "",
    "aws_region": "ap-southeast-2"
  },
  "builders": [
    {
      "type": "amazon-ebs",
      "access_key": "{{ user `aws_access_key` }}",
      "secret_key": "{{ user `aws_secret_key` }}",
      "region": "{{ user `aws_region` }}",
      "instance_type": "t2.micro",
      "source_ami_filter": {
        "filters": {
          "virtualization-type": "hvm",
          "name": "*Windows_Server-2012-R2*English-64Bit-Base*",
          "root-device-type": "ebs"
        },
        "most_recent": true,
        "owners": "amazon"
      },
      "ami_name": "windows-aws-base-{{timestamp}}",
      "user_data_file": "./scripts/windows/bootstrap_win.txt",
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "winrm_username": "Administrator",
      "winrm_password": "SuperS3cr3t!"
    }
  ],
  "provisioners": [
    {
      "type": "powershell",
      "environment_vars": ["DEVOPS_LIFE_IMPROVER=PACKER"],
      "inline": [
        "Write-Host \"HELLO NEW USER; WELCOME TO $Env:DEVOPS_LIFE_IMPROVER\"",
        "Write-Host \"You need to use backtick escapes when using\"",
        "Write-Host \"characters such as DOLLAR`$ directly in a command\"",
        "Write-Host \"or in your own scripts.\""
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "windows-restart"
    },
    {
      "script": "./scripts/windows/bootstrap.ps1",
      "type": "powershell",
      "environment_vars": [
        "VAR1=A$Dollar",
        "VAR2=A`Backtick",
        "VAR3=A'SingleQuote",
        "VAR4=A\"DoubleQuote"
      ]
    }
  ]
}