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Packer license, foundation and stars

Infrastructure and storage · Business Source License 1.1 (source-available) · backed by HashiCorp · 15,820 stars

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Packer is a tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.

License history

LICENSE file
Source-availableAug 10, 2023

MPL 2.0 to Business Source License 1.1

Packer moved from MPL 2.0 to BSL 1.1 in HashiCorp's company-wide relicensing.

Latest release

No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).

AGPL v3Archived61.3k starsMinIOMinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license.MinIO · -10 a week · RELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z, Oct 16, 2025 · relicensed Apr 2021Apache 2.052.7k starsetcdDistributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system.+54 a week · v3.7.2, Sep 22, 2026BUSL 1.150.2k starsTerraformTerraform enables you to safely and predictably create, change, and improve infrastructure.HashiCorp · +70 a week · v1.16.4, Sep 23, 2026 · relicensed Aug 2023Functional Source License 1.0, Apache 2.0 Change License45.7k starsSentryDeveloper-first error tracking and performance monitoring.Sentry · +149 a week · relicensed Nov 2023BUSL 1.136.5k starsVaultA tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management.HashiCorp · +28 a week · v2.1.1, Sep 16, 2026 · relicensed Aug 2023Apache 2.035.9k starsseaweedfsSeaweedFS is a distributed storage system for object storage (S3), file systems, Iceberg table buckets, and Lance vector buckets, designed to handle billions of files with O(1) disk access and effortless horizontal scaling.+160 a weekMPL 2.030.7k starsOpenTofuOpenTofu lets you declaratively manage your cloud infrastructure.CNCF · fork of Terraform · +72 a week · v1.12.6, Aug 19, 2026BUSL 1.130.1k starsConsulConsul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.HashiCorp · +4 a week · relicensed Aug 2023
ProjectStars
MinIOArchivedMinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license.MinIOAGPL v361.3k
etcdDistributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system.Apache 2.052.7k
TerraformTerraform enables you to safely and predictably create, change, and improve infrastructure.HashiCorpBUSL 1.150.2k
SentryDeveloper-first error tracking and performance monitoring.SentryFunctional Source License 1.0, Apache 2.0 Change License45.7k
VaultA tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management.HashiCorpBUSL 1.136.5k
seaweedfsSeaweedFS is a distributed storage system for object storage (S3), file systems, Iceberg table buckets, and Lance vector buckets, designed to handle billions of files with O(1) disk access and effortless horizontal scaling.Apache 2.035.9k
OpenTofuOpenTofu lets you declaratively manage your cloud infrastructure.CNCF · fork of TerraformMPL 2.030.7k
ConsulConsul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.HashiCorpBUSL 1.130.1k
About and history
Repository
hashicorp/packer · created Mar 23, 2013
Website
developer.hashicorp.com/packer
Language
Go
Foundation
None; run by HashiCorp
Company
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GitHub detects
NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
Stars per week
3 (GitHub weekly snapshots)

Weekly snapshots

Week ofStars
Nov 2, 202615,820
Oct 19, 202615,815
Oct 12, 202615,806
Oct 5, 202615,809
Sep 21, 202615,800

Changes

Stars per weekNov 3, 2026

Gains about 3 stars a week, down from 4.

Stars per weekOct 24, 2026

Gains about 4 stars a week, up from 2.

Stars per weekOct 16, 2026

Gains about 2 stars a week, down from 5.

Stars per weekOct 8, 2026

Gains about 5 stars a week.

RelicensedSep 25, 2026

Relicensed from MPL 2.0 to Business Source License 1.1.

TrackedSep 25, 2026

Now tracked, from hashicorp/packer on GitHub.