hashicorp / hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure
specify location of image when using existing resource group
- Dominant language
- Go
- Stars
- 63
- Forks
- 103
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
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#### Description
When using an existing resource group, packer will create the builder VM in the region of the resource group (the [`location` option can only be used when creating a new resource group](https://www.packer.io/plugins/builders/azure/arm#resource-group-usage)). However, this may not the region where the image is actually needed.
It would be useful, if the destination region for the VM could be specified separately from the resource group.
#### Use Case(s)
In corporate environments, a user may not have permissions to create new resource groups.
The current workaround is to
- create a separate vnet in the region of the resource group
- build the image there
- then replicate the image to the destination region
#### Potential configuration
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#### Potential References
Contributor guide
Research direction
The payload names no source files or tests; start at the Azure ARM builder's handling of existing resource groups and the linked resource-group usage documentation. Done means an existing resource group can use a separately specified VM region, without requiring a new resource group, and the behavior is documented.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- azure, go
- Domain
- cloud
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100