# \* Source must be specified **URL:** \ **Category:** Packer\ **Created:** [July 2, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/source-must-be-specified/10940 "2020-07-02T18:53:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CriticalSecurity](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/criticalsecurity/32/8919_2.png) [@CriticalSecurity](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/CriticalSecurity)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/source-must-be-specified/10940/1 "2020-07-02T18:53:06Z")
Hello, I’m getting an error `* Source must be specified.` when I’m trying to use both `qemu` and `vsphere-iso` builder types. Build: ```auto packer build -debug -var-file=qemu-variables.json ccscanner-qemu.json arozar$ packer build -debug -var-file=qemu-variables.json ccscanner-qemu.json Error: Failed to prepare build: "qemu" 1 error(s) occurred: * Source must be specified. Debug mode enabled. Builds will not be parallelized. ==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created. ``` Validate: ```auto packer validate -var-file=qemu-variables.json ccscanner-qemu.json arozar$ packer validate -var-file=qemu-variables.json ccscanner-qemu.json Error: Failed to prepare build: "qemu" 1 error(s) occurred: * Source must be specified. ``` Packer Version: ```auto packer --version 1.6.0 ``` ---
**Author:** ![SwampDragons](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/swampdragons/32/1296_2.png) [@SwampDragons](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/SwampDragons)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/source-must-be-specified/10940/2 "2020-07-02T20:15:18Z")
Can you share your json files?