Packer Amazon Linux 2023 Base AMI

Amazon Linux 2023 Base AMI with Standard Tooling

A Packer template that builds a clean, consistent Amazon Linux 2023 base AMI with Docker, Docker Compose, CloudWatch agent, SSM agent, and your standard DevOps tooling pre-installed and smoke tested.

What's Included

• Amazon Linux 2023 base with all security updates applied
• Docker CE and Docker Compose plugin installed and enabled
• CloudWatch agent configured for basic EC2 metrics
• SSM agent for Systems Manager session access
• git, jq, awscli v2, curl, wget, and common utilities pre-installed
• Smoke test script that verifies all services start correctly

What You Get

• amazon-linux-2023.pkr.hcl — Packer HCL template
• scripts/install.sh — idempotent provisioning script
• scripts/smoke-test.sh — post-build validation
• README.md — build, customize, and publish guide

Requirements

• Packer 1.9+ installed locally or in CI
• AWS credentials with EC2 and AMI permissions
• Default VPC or subnet ID in target region