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@ -12,29 +12,29 @@ Packer is able to create Amazon AMIs. To achieve this, Packer comes with
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multiple builders depending on the strategy you want to use to build the AMI.
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Packer supports the following builders at the moment:
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- [amazon-ebs](/docs/builders/amazon-ebs) - Create EBS-backed AMIs by
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- [amazon-ebs](/docs/builders/amazon/ebs) - Create EBS-backed AMIs by
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launching a source AMI and re-packaging it into a new AMI after
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provisioning. If in doubt, use this builder, which is the easiest to get
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started with.
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- [amazon-instance](/docs/builders/amazon-instance) - Create
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- [amazon-instance](/docs/builders/amazon/instance) - Create
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instance-store AMIs by launching and provisioning a source instance, then
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rebundling it and uploading it to S3.
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- [amazon-chroot](/docs/builders/amazon-chroot) - Create EBS-backed AMIs
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- [amazon-chroot](/docs/builders/amazon/chroot) - Create EBS-backed AMIs
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from an existing EC2 instance by mounting the root device and using a
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[Chroot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroot) environment to provision
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that device. This is an **advanced builder and should not be used by
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newcomers**. However, it is also the fastest way to build an EBS-backed AMI
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since no new EC2 instance needs to be launched.
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- [amazon-ebssurrogate](/docs/builders/amazon-ebssurrogate) - Create EBS
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- [amazon-ebssurrogate](/docs/builders/amazon/ebssurrogate) - Create EBS
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-backed AMIs from scratch. Works similarly to the `chroot` builder but does
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not require running in AWS. This is an **advanced builder and should not be
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used by newcomers**.
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-> **Don't know which builder to use?** If in doubt, use the [amazon-ebs
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builder](/docs/builders/amazon-ebs). It is much easier to use and Amazon
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builder](/docs/builders/amazon/ebs). It is much easier to use and Amazon
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generally recommends EBS-backed images nowadays.
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# Amazon EBS Volume Builder
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Packer is able to create Amazon EBS Volumes which are preinitialized with a
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filesystem and data.
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- [amazon-ebsvolume](/docs/builders/amazon-ebsvolume) - Create EBS
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- [amazon-ebsvolume](/docs/builders/amazon/ebsvolume) - Create EBS
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volumes by launching a source AMI with block devices mapped. Provision the
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instance, then destroy it, retaining the EBS volumes.
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