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     1  ---
     2  layout: "docs"
     3  page_title: "compress Post-Processor"
     4  description: |-
     5    The Packer compress post-processor takes an artifact with files (such as from VMware or VirtualBox) and gzip compresses the artifact into a single archive.
     6  ---
     7  
     8  # Compress Post-Processor
     9  
    10  Type: `compress`
    11  
    12  The Packer compress post-processor takes an artifact with files (such as from
    13  VMware or VirtualBox) and gzip compresses the artifact into a single
    14  archive.
    15  
    16  ## Configuration
    17  
    18  The configuration for this post-processor is extremely simple.
    19  
    20  * `output` (string) - The path to save the compressed archive.
    21  
    22  ## Example
    23  
    24  An example is shown below, showing only the post-processor configuration:
    25  
    26  ```javascript
    27  {
    28    "type": "compress",
    29    "output": "foo.tar.gz"
    30  }
    31  ```