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# Provisioners

Provisioners use built-in and third-party software to install and configure the
machine image after booting. Provisioners prepare the system, so you may want to use them for the following use cases:
Provisioners use built-in and third-party software to install and configure the machine image after
booting. Provisioners prepare the system, so you may want to use them for the following use cases:

- installing packages
- patching the kernel
- creating users
- downloading application code

Refer to the [`provisioner`](/packer/docs/templates/hcl_templates/blocks/build/provisioner) block documentation to learn more
about working with provisioners. The documentation includes details about each type of provisioner.
The following provisioners are included with Packer:

- [Breakpoint](/packer/docs/provisioners/breakpoint) - pause until the user presses `Enter` to resume
a build.
- [File](/packer/docs/provisioners/file) - upload files to machines image during a build.
- [Shell](/packer/docs/provisioners/shell) - run shell scripts on the machines image during a build.
- [Local Shell](/packer/docs/provisioners/shell-local) - run shell scripts on the host running Packer
during a build.
- [PowerShell](/packer/docs/provisioners/powershell) - run PowerShell scripts on Windows machine
images during a build.
- [Windows Shell](/packer/docs/provisioners/windows-shell) - run commands using `cmd` on Windows
machine images during a build.
- [Windows Restart](/packer/docs/provisioners/windows-restart) - initiate a reboot on a Windows
machine images during a build.

Additional [Community Supported](/packer/docs/provisioners/community-supported) provisioners are
developed and maintained by various members of the community.

Refer to the [`provisioner`](/packer/docs/templates/hcl_templates/blocks/build/provisioner) block
documentation to learn more about working with provisioners.
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