Install Packer and add it to your PATH.
Create your logstash AMI in AWS, using your access and secret keys.
This also installs Consul. This will need to be configured separately as it would be a good idea to join an existing consul cluster.
packer build \
-var 'aws_access_key=your_key' \
-var 'aws_secret_key=your_secret' \
-var 'aws_vpc_id=your_vpc_id' \
-var 'aws_subnet_id=your_subnet_id' \
logstash.json
Or
packer build -var-file='packer_vars.json' logstash.json
Extra variables exposed:
- aws_source_ami (defaults to
ami-69631053) - aws_region (defaults to
ap-southeast-2) - aws_instance_type (defaults to
t2.small) - aws_vpc_id (default)
- aws_subnet_id (none)
- ami_name_prefix (defaults to
logstash) - elastic_version (defaults to
1.5.1) - consul_version (defaults to
0.5.2) - consul_template_version (defaults to
0.10.0)
###Troubleshooting
- Make sure you have set the AWS region and the correct source AMI (Ubuntu 14.x recommended) for that region