diff --git a/.github/workflows/packer.yaml b/.github/workflows/packer.yaml
index fe3f31b..2a1a6cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packer.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packer.yaml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: prepare ansible config
         run: docker compose exec -T bambictf sh -c 'cp ansible/config_bambi.yml.sample ansible/config_bambi.yml'
       - name: build packer image
-        run: docker compose exec -T bambictf sh -c 'cd packer; packer build ${{ matrix.image }}.json'
+        run: docker compose exec -T bambictf sh -c 'cd packer; packer init ${{ matrix.image }}.pkr.hcl; packer build ${{ matrix.image }}.pkr.hcl'
 
   terraform-apply:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/packer/bambichecker.pkr.hcl b/packer/bambichecker.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2df47bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/bambichecker.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    hcloud = {
+      version = ">= 1.0.0"
+      source  = "github.com/hetznercloud/hcloud"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+locals {
+  snapshot_timestamp = timestamp()
+}
+
+source "hcloud" "bambichecker" {
+  image                   = "ubuntu-24.04"
+  location                = "fsn1"
+  server_type             = "cx22"
+  ssh_username            = "root"
+  snapshot_name           = "bambichecker-${local.snapshot_timestamp}"
+  snapshot_labels = {
+    type = "bambichecker"
+  }
+  temporary_key_pair_type = "ecdsa"
+}
+
+build {
+  name    = "bambichecker"
+
+  sources = [
+    "source.hcloud.bambichecker"
+  ]
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "../ansible/bambichecker.yml"
+    host_alias    = "packer-checker"
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_PIPELINING=True"
+    ]
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "--scp-extra-args", "'-O'"
+    ]
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/packer/bambielk.pkr.hcl b/packer/bambielk.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d32f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/bambielk.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    hcloud = {
+      version = ">= 1.0.0"
+      source  = "github.com/hetznercloud/hcloud"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+locals {
+  snapshot_timestamp = timestamp()
+}
+
+source "hcloud" "bambielk" {
+  image                   = "ubuntu-24.04"
+  location                = "fsn1"
+  server_type             = "cx22"
+  ssh_username            = "root"
+  snapshot_name           = "bambielk-${local.snapshot_timestamp}"
+  snapshot_labels = {
+    type = "bambielk"
+  }
+  temporary_key_pair_type = "ecdsa"
+}
+
+build {
+  name    = "bambielk"
+
+  sources = [
+    "source.hcloud.bambielk"
+  ]
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "../ansible/bambielk.yml"
+    host_alias    = "packer-elk"
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_PIPELINING=True"
+    ]
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "--scp-extra-args", "'-O'"
+    ]
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/packer/bambiengine.pkr.hcl b/packer/bambiengine.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd3e088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/bambiengine.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    hcloud = {
+      version = ">= 1.0.0"
+      source  = "github.com/hetznercloud/hcloud"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+locals {
+  snapshot_timestamp = timestamp()
+}
+
+source "hcloud" "bambiengine" {
+  image                   = "ubuntu-24.04"
+  location                = "fsn1"
+  server_type             = "cx22"
+  ssh_username            = "root"
+  snapshot_name           = "bambiengine-${local.snapshot_timestamp}"
+  snapshot_labels = {
+    type = "bambiengine"
+  }
+  temporary_key_pair_type = "ecdsa"
+}
+
+build {
+  name    = "bambiengine"
+
+  sources = [
+    "source.hcloud.bambiengine"
+  ]
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "../ansible/bambiengine.yml"
+    host_alias    = "packer-engine"
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_PIPELINING=True"
+    ]
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "--scp-extra-args", "'-O'"
+    ]
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/packer/bambirouter.pkr.hcl b/packer/bambirouter.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b570389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/bambirouter.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    hcloud = {
+      version = ">= 1.0.0"
+      source  = "github.com/hetznercloud/hcloud"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+locals {
+  snapshot_timestamp = timestamp()
+}
+
+source "hcloud" "bambirouter" {
+  image                   = "ubuntu-24.04"
+  location                = "fsn1"
+  server_type             = "cx22"
+  ssh_username            = "root"
+  snapshot_name           = "bambirouter-${local.snapshot_timestamp}"
+  snapshot_labels = {
+    type = "bambirouter"
+  }
+  temporary_key_pair_type = "ecdsa"
+}
+
+build {
+  name    = "bambirouter"
+
+  sources = [
+    "source.hcloud.bambirouter"
+  ]
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "../ansible/bambirouter.yml"
+    host_alias    = "packer-router"
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_PIPELINING=True"
+    ]
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "--scp-extra-args", "'-O'"
+    ]
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/packer/bambivulnbox.pkr.hcl b/packer/bambivulnbox.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f248da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/bambivulnbox.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    hcloud = {
+      version = ">= 1.0.0"
+      source  = "github.com/hetznercloud/hcloud"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+locals {
+  snapshot_timestamp = timestamp()
+}
+
+source "hcloud" "bambivulnbox" {
+  image                   = "ubuntu-24.04"
+  location                = "fsn1"
+  server_type             = "cx32"
+  ssh_username            = "root"
+  snapshot_name           = "bambivulnbox-${local.snapshot_timestamp}"
+  snapshot_labels = {
+    type = "bambivulnbox"
+  }
+  temporary_key_pair_type = "ecdsa"
+}
+
+build {
+  name    = "bambivulnbox"
+
+  sources = [
+    "source.hcloud.bambivulnbox"
+  ]
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file = "../ansible/bambivulnbox.yml"
+    host_alias    = "packer-vulnbox"
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "--scp-extra-args", "'-O'"
+    ]
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_PIPELINING=True"
+    ]
+  }
+}
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