github.com/ratanraj/packer@v1.3.2/website/source/docs/builders/index.html.md (about)

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     2  description: |
     3      Builders are responsible for creating machines and generating images from them
     4      for various platforms.
     5  layout: docs
     6  page_title: Builders
     7  sidebar_current: 'docs-builders'
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     9  
    10  # Builders
    11  
    12  Builders are responsible for creating machines and generating images from them
    13  for various platforms. For example, there are separate builders for EC2, VMware,
    14  VirtualBox, etc. Packer comes with many builders by default, and can also be
    15  extended to add new builders.
    16  
    17  To learn more about an individual builder, choose it from the sidebar. Each
    18  builder has its own configuration options and parameters.