Creating a custom manifest

Create a custom Automotive Image Builder manifest file to build an AutoSD OS image. Use your manifest file to define the components and functionality of your image. A manifest file can be as simple as the following minimal manifest example:

Minimal AIB manifest

name: minimal

content:
  rpms: []


# Set a password so that you can log in to the system. Setting a
# password is not necessary to build the minimal image, but you
# cannot log in without configuring a password.
auth:
  # "password"
  root_password: $6$xoLqEUz0cGGJRx01$H3H/bFm0myJPULNMtbSsOFd/2BnHqHkMD92Sfxd.EKM9hXTWSmELG8cf205l6dktomuTcgKGGtGDgtvHVXSWU.

Next steps

Learn about configuring options and continue to customize your manifest by embedding RPM application packages and containerized applications.