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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  -   ***DigitalOcean***. Snapshots for
    41      [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/) that can be used to start a
    42      pre-configured DigitalOcean instance of any size.
    43  
    44  -   ***Docker***. Snapshots for [Docker](https://www.docker.io/) that can be used
    45      to start a pre-configured Docker instance.
    46  
    47  -   ***Google Compute Engine***. Snapshots for [Google Compute
    48      Engine](https://cloud.google.com/products/compute-engine) that can be used
    49      to start a pre-configured Google Compute Engine instance.
    50  
    51  -   ***OpenStack***. Images for [OpenStack](https://www.openstack.org/) that can
    52      be used to start pre-configured OpenStack servers.
    53  
    54  -   ***Parallels (PVM)***. Exported virtual machines for
    55      [Parallels](https://www.parallels.com/downloads/desktop/), including virtual
    56      machine metadata such as RAM, CPUs, etc. These virtual machines are portable
    57      and can be started on any platform Parallels runs on.
    58  
    59  -   ***QEMU***. Images for [KVM](http://www.linux-kvm.org/) or
    60      [Xen](http://www.xenproject.org/) that can be used to start pre-configured
    61      KVM or Xen instances.
    62  
    63  -   ***VirtualBox (OVF)***. Exported virtual machines for
    64      [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/), including virtual machine
    65      metadata such as RAM, CPUs, etc. These virtual machines are portable and can
    66      be started on any platform VirtualBox runs on.
    67  
    68  -   ***VMware (VMX)***. Exported virtual machines for
    69      [VMware](https://www.vmware.com/) that can be run within any desktop products
    70      such as Fusion, Player, or Workstation, as well as server products such
    71      as vSphere.
    72  
    73  As previously mentioned, these are just the target image types that Packer ships
    74  with out of the box. You can always [extend Packer through
    75  plugins](/docs/extend/builder.html) to support more.