What is the purpose of vagrant?

Vagrant is a tool for building and managing virtual machine environments in a single workflow. With an easy-to-use workflow and focus on automation, Vagrant lowers development environment setup time, increases production parity, and makes the “works on my machine” excuse a relic of the past.

How do I use vagrant in VirtualBox?

Getting started with VirtualBox and Vagrant

1. Install VirtualBox.
2. Install Vagrant.
3. Create a local directory for Vagrant.
4. Install Ubuntu box.
5. Run vagrant up and provisioning your virtual machine.
6. Update Vagrantfile.

What does the VirtualBox do?

VirtualBox is a general-purpose virtualization tool for x86 and x86-64 hardware, targeted at server, desktop, and embedded use, that allows users and administrators to easily run multiple guest operating systems on a single host.

Can Vagrant run without VirtualBox?

Learn about virtual machines and how you can use Vagrant and VirtualBox to set up a local Ubuntu installation. I’ve gotten to the point in my web development career where I can no longer avoid the words VirtualBox, Vagrant, and Docker….Conclusion.

When should I use Vagrant?

The short answer is that if you want to manage machines, you should use Vagrant. And if you want to build and run applications environments, you should use Docker. Vagrant is a tool for managing virtual machines. Docker is a tool for building and deploying applications by packaging them into lightweight containers.

Do I need Vagrant?

How do I start VM on Vagrant?

Quick Start

1. Quick Start.
2. Install Vagrant.
3. Initialize a Project Directory.
4. Install and Specify a Box.
5. Boot an Environment.
6. Synchronize Local and Guest Files.
7. Provision a Virtual Machine.
8. Configure the Network.