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Using Packer to Create a 1-Click NKN Image on DigitalOcean

What's this blog post about?

NKN has released a 1-Click App on the new DigitalOcean Marketplace to help users quickly set up an NKN full node. To create this app, they used Packer, which automates the process of creating and updating images across multiple cloud providers. The process involves obtaining a DigitalOcean API token, using the appropriate builder in Packer, provisioning the image with necessary software, passing variables to the Packer template for security purposes, and following some final tips for effective image creation.

Company
DigitalOcean

Date published
March 7, 2019

Author(s)
Yilun Zhang, NKN

Word count
1546

Hacker News points
None found.

Language
English


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