Help needed getting started with Packer on AWS

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Hi,
Just getting started with Packer (so please go easy!) - looking for some help and guidance required (ideally step-by-step) to setup packer build agent AWS IAM account with the necessary permissions required.
thanks!

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by the way… the documentation on packer just returns ‘Page not found’:
https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/amazon-ebs

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This tutorial worked for me just 1 or 2 weeks ago: Getting Started | Packer - HashiCorp Learn

There is information about setting up the AWS credentials within part 2 (Build an Image) pointint to this link here: https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home?#/security_credentials

And here: Amazon AMI - Builders | Packer by HashiCorp

For first testing you can use the AWS root account I believe, but it is better to use an IAM account with an Administrator role (there is a policy called “AdministratorAccess” for example).