Thanks both. I'll look into this a bit more then. I'll try a C5 instance and then if that doesn't work, explore other options like packet.net.
On 19 March 2018 at 19:25, Rickard von Essen <[email protected]> wrote: > There is support for nested virtualization since some time on AWS, see > https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-ec2-bare- > metal-instances-with-direct-access-to-hardware/ > > But you need* to run the builder for the Vagrant provider you want to > support, i.e. virtualbox-XXX. > > On 19 March 2018 at 08:49, Alvaro Miranda Aguilera <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello >> >> For most of the AWS flavor as they are either XEN or KVM the answer is no. >> >> I would think the new nitro or baremetal may be able to install and run >> Virtualbox, not sure if cost will be friendly. >> >> If you are open to other clouds, packet.net runs fine, you can provision >> with Terraform and run packer there. >> >> Alvaro >> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 3:56 AM, Greg Roodt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> I'm wondering if it is possible to build Virtualbox Vagrant boxes with >>> Packer on an AWS instance? I know that it is possible to create a Vagrant >>> box that is run on AWS (vagrant-aws), but I'm looking to build developer >>> boxes for local use. >>> >>> The preference is to build the boxes in CI, but I've seen somewhere that >>> it might not be possible to run Virtualbox on AWS. >>> >>> My thoughts were: >>> 1. Start with an existing ISO >>> 2. Provision it with Packer >>> 3. Use the vagrant post-processor to output a vagrant.box >>> >>> Is this possible? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Greg >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - >>> https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. 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