Graham Helton • 4/30/2025

Building Gold Images With Packer + GCP

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This article provides a detailed tutorial on setting up HashiCorp Packer to build custom machine images (gold images) on Google Cloud Platform. It covers installing Packer and the GCP plugin, configuring a GCP service account with the necessary permissions, and explains the security implications of the build process for both DevOps and security (red team) assessments.

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