aws_ubuntu_ansible.json

{
    "builders": [{
        "type": "amazon-ebs",
        "access_key": "{{user `aws_access_key`}}",
        "secret_key": "{{user `aws_secret_key`}}",
        "region": "us-east-1",
        "source_ami_filter": {
            "filters": {
                "virtualization-type": "hvm",
                "name": "ubuntu/images/*ubuntu-xenial-16.04-amd64-server-*",
                "root-device-type": "ebs"
            },
            "owners": ["099720109477"],
            "most_recent": true
        },
        "instance_type": "t2.micro",
        "ssh_username": "ubuntu",
        "ami_name": "ansible-example",
        "force_deregister": true
    }], 
    "_comment": "Note that the ansible playbook runs on the vm on aws, not on",
    "_comment": "the computer running Packer",
    "provisioners": [
    {
        "type": "shell",
        "inline": [
            "sudo apt-get update",
            "echo here",
            "sudo apt-get install -y ansible"
        ]
    }, 
    {
        "type": "ansible-local",
        "playbook_file": "./scripts/example_ansible.yml"
    }
  ]
}