github.com/aclaygray/packer@v1.3.2/website/source/docs/other/core-configuration.html.md (about) 1 --- 2 description: | 3 There are a few configuration settings that affect Packer globally by 4 configuring the core of Packer. These settings all have reasonable defaults, 5 so you generally don't have to worry about it until you want to tweak a 6 configuration. 7 layout: docs 8 page_title: 'Core Configuration - Other' 9 sidebar_current: 'docs-other-core-configuration' 10 --- 11 12 # Core Configuration 13 14 There are a few configuration settings that affect Packer globally by 15 configuring the core of Packer. These settings all have reasonable defaults, so 16 you generally don't have to worry about it until you want to tweak a 17 configuration. If you're just getting started with Packer, don't worry about 18 core configuration for now. 19 20 The default location where Packer looks for this file depends on the platform. 21 For all non-Windows platforms, Packer looks for `$HOME/.packerconfig`. For 22 Windows, Packer looks for `%APPDATA%/packer.config`. If the file doesn't exist, 23 then Packer ignores it and just uses the default configuration. 24 25 The location of the core configuration file can be modified by setting the 26 `PACKER_CONFIG` environmental variable to be the path to another file. 27 28 The format of the configuration file is basic JSON. 29 30 ## Configuration Reference 31 32 Below is the list of all available configuration parameters for the core 33 configuration file. None of these are required, since all have sane defaults. 34 35 - `plugin_min_port` and `plugin_max_port` (number) - These are the minimum and 36 maximum ports that Packer uses for communication with plugins, since plugin 37 communication happens over TCP connections on your local host. By default 38 these are 10,000 and 25,000, respectively. Be sure to set a fairly wide range 39 here, since Packer can easily use over 25 ports on a single run. 40 41 - `builders`, `commands`, `post-processors`, and `provisioners` are objects that 42 are used to install plugins. The details of how exactly these are set is 43 covered in more detail in the [installing plugins documentation 44 page](/docs/extending/plugins.html).