Packer.io Hyper-V template for nodejs Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server

packer-template.json

{
  "variables": {
    "public_port": "3000",
    "vm_name": "nodejs_microservice_host",
    "cpu": "2",
    "ram_size": "1024",
    "disk_size": "21440",
    "iso_url": "http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-16.04.3-server-amd64.iso",
    "iso_checksum": "10fcd20619dce11fe094e960c85ba4a9",
    "iso_checksum_type": "md5"
  },
  "builders": [{
    "vm_name": "{{user `vm_name`}}",
    "type": "hyperv-iso",
    "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",
    "guest_additions_mode": "disable",
    "iso_url": "{{user `iso_url`}}",
    "iso_checksum_type": "{{user `iso_checksum_type`}}",
    "iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum`}}",
    "communicator": "ssh",
    "ssh_username": "packer",
    "ssh_password": "packer",
    "ssh_timeout": "4h",
    "http_directory": "./",
    "boot_wait": "5s",
    "boot_command": [
      "<esc><wait10><esc><esc><enter><wait>",
      "set gfxpayload=1024x768<enter>",
      "linux /install/vmlinuz ",
      "preseed/url=http://{{.HTTPIP}}:{{.HTTPPort}}/hyperv-taliesins.cfg ",
      "debian-installer=en_US auto locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us ",
      "hostname={{.Name}} ",
      "fb=false debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",
      "keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP keyboard-configuration/layout=USA ",
      "keyboard-configuration/variant=USA console-setup/ask_detect=false <enter>",
      "initrd /install/initrd.gz<enter>",
      "boot<enter>"
    ],
    "shutdown_command": "echo 'packer' | sudo -S -E shutdown -P now",
    "ram_size": "{{user `ram_size`}}",
    "cpu": "{{user `cpu`}}",
    "generation": 2,
    "enable_secure_boot": false
  }],
  "provisioners": [{
    "type": "shell",
    "inline": [
      "sleep 30",
      "curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -",
      "sudo apt-get update",
      "sudo apt-get install -y nodejs build-essential ngnix"
    ]
  }]
}