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Ansible

Packer's Ansible provisioner runs an Ansible playbook during an image build. It creates or uses an inventory, connects to the target, and applies the playbook.

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Syntax

provisioner "ansible" {
  playbook_file = "path/to/playbook.yml"
}

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  • ansible_env_vars
  • ansible_ssh_extra_args
  • inventory_file
  • inventory_file_template
  • keep_inventory_file
  • galaxy_file
  • use_proxy
  • packer_build_name

Source: Ansible Provisioner | Integrations | Packer | HashiCorp Developer. Checked 2026-11-03.