image.pkr.hcl

packer {
  required_plugins {
    qemu = {
      version = ">= 1.1.0"
      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/qemu"
    }
  }
}

source "qemu" "hashibox" {
  iso_url          = "https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/40/Cloud/aarch64/images/Fedora-Cloud-Base-Generic.aarch64-40-1.14.qcow2"
  iso_checksum     = "sha256:ebdce26d861a9d15072affe1919ed753ec7015bd97b3a7d0d0df6a10834f7459"
  headless         = true
  disk_compression = true
  disk_size = "10G"
  disk_interface   = "virtio"
  format           = "qcow2"
  disk_image       = true
  boot_command     = []
  net_device       = "virtio-net"

  output_directory = "artifacts/qemu/"

  qemu_binary = "qemu-system-aarch64"
  accelerator = "tcg"
  cpu_model = "cortex-a57"
  machine_type = "virt"
  cpus = 2
  memory = 2048
  use_backing_file = true

  efi_boot = true
  efi_firmware_code = "/usr/share/edk2/aarch64/QEMU_EFI-pflash.raw"
  #efi_firmware_vars = "/tmp/libguestfsuWGwcy/vars1.fd"
  efi_firmware_vars = "/usr/share/edk2/aarch64/vars-template-pflash.raw"

  qemuargs = [
    ["-cdrom", "cidata.iso"],
    ["-monitor", "none"],
    ["-no-user-config"]
  ]

  communicator     = "ssh"
  shutdown_command = "echo fedora | sudo -S shutdown -P now"
  ssh_password     = "fedora"
  ssh_username     = "fedora"
  ssh_timeout = "20m"
}


build {
  sources = ["source.qemu.hashibox"]
}

user-data

#cloud-config

system_info:
  default_user:
    name: fedora

chpasswd:
  list: |
    fedora:fedora
  expire: False
ssh_pwauth: True
resize_rootfs: True

Command to generate the cidata.iso

genisoimage -output cidata.iso -input-charset utf-8 -volid cidata -joliet -r user-data