What are the ways to setup golden image pipeline using 3rd party tools ?

Question

Hi There,

I want to setup a golden image pipeline in my project for distributing custom Amazon AMIs to other teams. The requirement is to use 3rd party tools (like terrfaorm, packer etc.) and not just depend on cloud native tools to setup the golden image pipeline. What are the ways to achieve that and are there any specific tailor made products available to this in cloud?

NOTE: The pipeline has to be hosted in AWS (sorry for stating the obvious!)

Answer

This is a broad question and would require a bit more specifics. You have called out one of the common options - using tools like Packer as part of a pipeline/automation or [EC2 Image Builder](https://aws.amazon.com/image-builder/). In most cases, you'd generate the AMI, share (or create it in multiple accounts) and manage an easy way for teams to find their latest AMI, for example using Parameter Store.

What are the ways to setup golden image pipeline using 3rd party tools ?

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