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     9  # Supported Platforms
    10  
    11  Packer can create machine images for any platform. Packer ships with
    12  support for a set of platforms, but can be [extend through plugins](/docs/extend/builder.html)
    13  to support any platform. This page documents the list of supported image
    14  types that Packer supports creating.
    15  
    16  If you were looking to see what platforms Packer is able to run on, see
    17  the page on [installing Packer](/intro/getting-started/setup.html).
    18  
    19  <div class="alert alert-info alert-block">
    20  <strong>Note:</strong> We're always looking to officially support more
    21  target platforms. If you're interested in adding support for another
    22  platform, please help by opening an issue or pull request within
    23  <a href="https://github.com/mitchellh/packer">GitHub</a> so we can discuss
    24  how to make it happen.
    25  </div>
    26  
    27  Packer supports creating images for the following platforms or targets.
    28  The format of the resulting image and any high-level information about the
    29  platform is noted. They are listed in alphabetical order. For more detailed
    30  information on supported configuration parameters and usage, please see
    31  the appropriate [documentation page within the documentation section](/docs).
    32  
    33  * ***Amazon EC2 (AMI)***. Both EBS-backed and instance-store AMIs within EC2,
    34    optionally distributed to multiple regions.
    35  
    36  * ***DigitalOcean***. Snapshots for [DigitalOcean](http://www.digitalocean.com)
    37    that can be used to start a pre-configured DigitalOcean instance of any size.
    38  
    39  * ***VirtualBox (OVF)***. Exported virtual machines for VirtualBox, including
    40    virtual machine metadata such as RAM, CPUs, etc. These virtual machines are
    41    portable and can be started on any platform VirtualBox runs on.
    42  
    43  * ***VMware (VMX)***. Exported virtual machines for VMware that can be run
    44    within any desktop products such as Fusion, Player, or Workstation, as well
    45    as server products such as vSphere.
    46  
    47  As previously mentioned, these are just the target image types that Packer
    48  ships with out of the box. You can always [extend Packer through plugins](/docs/extend/builder.html)
    49  to support more.