Packer Template for Ubuntu 16.04 with Docker Compose as Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

docker-compose.json

{
  "variables": {
    "aws_access_key": "{{env `AWS_ACCESS_KEY`}}",
    "aws_secret_key": "{{env `AWS_SECRET_KEY`}}"
  },
  "builders": [
    {
      "type": "amazon-ebs",
      "access_key": "{{user `aws_access_key`}}",
      "secret_key": "{{user `aws_secret_key`}}",
      "region": "eu-central-1",
      "source_ami_filter": {
        "filters": {
          "name": "*ubuntu-xenial-16.04-amd64-server-*",
          "root-device-type": "ebs"
        },
        "owners": ["099720109477"],
        "most_recent": true
      },
      "instance_type": "t2.micro",
      "ssh_username": "ubuntu",
      "ami_name": "Ubuntu 16.04 with Docker Compose",
    }
  ],
  "provisioners": [
    {
      "type": "shell",
      "inline": [
        "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common -y",
        "sudo groupadd docker",
        "sudo gpasswd -a ubuntu docker",
        "curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -",
        "sudo add-apt-repository \"deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable\"",
        "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install docker-ce -y",
        "sudo curl -L \"https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.11.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)\" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose",
        "sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Creates an AMI with docker-compose provisioned on it using Packer.