packer_proxmox_windows_server_2022_example

An example for setting up Windows VMs using Packer for Proxmox

Pre-requisites

• *Packer (I recommend using Chocolatey)
• *VirtIO Drivers ISO
• Proxmox
• Windows Server 2022 ISO
• imgburn (or similar) to create the autounattend ISO

* = Required

Commands & Installation

Run the following commands to build your Windows Server 2022 Proxmox template:

Initialize Packer:

packer init -var-file "variables.pkrvars.hcl" ./windows-2022.pkr.hcl

Validate the Packer template configuration:

packer validate -var-file "variables.pkrvars.hcl" ./windows-2022.pkr.hcl

Build the Packer template:

packer build -var-file "variables.pkrvars.hcl" ./windows-2022.pkr.hcl

Tip: You can also use just a single . if you want to automate without knowing the name of the packer configuration.

packer build -var-file "variables.pkrvars.hcl" .

Debugging & Troubleshooting

You can set the debug flag in powershell using:

$Env:PACKER_LOG="1"

You will then see debug log messages in the terminal and get a text copy in the same directory as where you ran packer.