Windows VMs with Packer and Terraform on VMWare vSphere

Build and Deploy Windows Virtual Machines on VMware vSphere using Packer and Terraform.

In this video, I demonstrate how to fully automate Windows Server VM deployments on an on-prem VMware vSphere environment using Infrastructure as Code principles.

⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️

00:00 – Introduction
00:35 – Packer Configurations
03:45 -- Terraform Configurations
06:22 -- vSphere and GitHub Actions CI/CD Configurations
09:00 -- VM Image Template Packer Demo
12:25 -- VM Deployment with Terraform
16:25 – Outro

We cover:
- Building a reusable Windows Server template with Packer
- Deploying virtual machines with Terraform
- Integrating GitHub Actions with a self-hosted runner
- Securely handling vSphere credentials

This walkthrough shows how to bring modern DevOps automation practices into traditional on-prem infrastructure environments.

Source code and full project repository:
https://github.com/hkaanturgut/Windows-VMs-with-Packer-and-Terraform-on-VMWare-vSphere

If you’re working with VMware, Terraform, or hybrid infrastructure automation, this project provides a practical, real-world implementation you can adapt to your own environment.

Видео Windows VMs with Packer and Terraform on VMWare vSphere канала Kaan Turgut