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     3      Packer can create machine images for any platform. Packer ships with support for
     4      a set of platforms, but can be extended through plugins to support any platform.
     5      This page documents the list of supported image types that Packer supports
     6      creating.
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    13  
    14  # Supported Platforms
    15  
    16  Packer can create machine images for any platform. Packer ships with support for
    17  a set of platforms, but can be [extended through
    18  plugins](/docs/extend/builder.html) to support any platform. This page documents
    19  the list of supported image types that Packer supports creating.
    20  
    21  If you were looking to see what platforms Packer is able to run on, see the page
    22  on [installing Packer](/intro/getting-started/setup.html).
    23  
    24  -> **Note:** We're always looking to officially support more target
    25  platforms. If you're interested in adding support for another platform, please
    26  help by opening an issue or pull request within
    27  [GitHub](https://github.com/mitchellh/packer) so we can discuss how to make it
    28  happen.
    29  
    30  Packer supports creating images for the following platforms or targets. The
    31  format of the resulting image and any high-level information about the platform
    32  is noted. They are listed in alphabetical order. For more detailed information
    33  on supported configuration parameters and usage, please see the appropriate
    34  [documentation page within the documentation section](/docs).
    35  
    36  -   ***Amazon EC2 (AMI)***. Both EBS-backed and instance-store AMIs within
    37      [EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/), optionally distributed to
    38      multiple regions.
    39  
    40  -   ***CloudStack***. Images for [CloudStack](https://cloudstack.apache.org/)
    41      that can be used to start pre-configured CloudStack servers.
    42  
    43  -   ***DigitalOcean***. Snapshots for
    44      [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/) that can be used to start a
    45      pre-configured DigitalOcean instance of any size.
    46  
    47  -   ***Docker***. Snapshots for [Docker](https://www.docker.io/) that can be used
    48      to start a pre-configured Docker instance.
    49  
    50  -   ***Google Compute Engine***. Snapshots for [Google Compute
    51      Engine](https://cloud.google.com/products/compute-engine) that can be used
    52      to start a pre-configured Google Compute Engine instance.
    53  
    54  -   ***OpenStack***. Images for [OpenStack](https://www.openstack.org/) that can
    55      be used to start pre-configured OpenStack servers.
    56  
    57  -   ***Parallels (PVM)***. Exported virtual machines for
    58      [Parallels](https://www.parallels.com/downloads/desktop/), including virtual
    59      machine metadata such as RAM, CPUs, etc. These virtual machines are portable
    60      and can be started on any platform Parallels runs on.
    61  
    62  -   ***QEMU***. Images for [KVM](http://www.linux-kvm.org/) or
    63      [Xen](http://www.xenproject.org/) that can be used to start pre-configured
    64      KVM or Xen instances.
    65  
    66  -   ***VirtualBox (OVF)***. Exported virtual machines for
    67      [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/), including virtual machine
    68      metadata such as RAM, CPUs, etc. These virtual machines are portable and can
    69      be started on any platform VirtualBox runs on.
    70  
    71  -   ***VMware (VMX)***. Exported virtual machines for
    72      [VMware](https://www.vmware.com/) that can be run within any desktop products
    73      such as Fusion, Player, or Workstation, as well as server products such
    74      as vSphere.
    75  
    76  As previously mentioned, these are just the target image types that Packer ships
    77  with out of the box. You can always [extend Packer through
    78  plugins](/docs/extend/builder.html) to support more.