Packer HCL2 and Cloud Provider APIs: Idempotency during Post-Processor Retries
Artifact Upload Reliability When utilizing HCL2-based builds, Packer employs post-processors to transition build outputs—such as snapshots—into registered cloud artifacts. This integration boundary relies on the underlying provider SDKs to manage network-level failures and API retries. Consistency Constraints Because Packer lacks a global retry configuration