in-image-builder.md

title	in-image-builder
date	2022-10-20 00:00:00 +0100
sidebar_position	25

packit build in-image-builder

Create a VM image in Image Builder defined in your "packit.yaml" using your Copr builds.

Requirements

• Be familiar with Red Hat Image Builder:
  • https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/using-hosted-image-builder-its-api
  • https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/image-builder
  • https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/composing_a_customized_rhel_system_image/index
• Red Hat API token set as redhat_api_refresh_token in ~/.config/packit.yaml; the token can be obtained here
• Packit config with a vm_image_build job defined

Tutorial

1. Place a config file for packit in the root of your upstream repository.

2. Add a vm_image_build job.

3. Submit a request to Red Hat Image Builder:

   $ cd my/ustream/project/
   $ packit build in-image-builder my-new-fancy-image
   

4. Navigate to the Image Builder web interface to use your image once the build is complete.

As of December 2022, Packit Github app can now submit builds to Red Hat Image Builder, for more details see the vm_image_build job description.

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