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## Vagrant {#vagrant_title} | ||
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Running your application on different environments in development and production can lead to strange bugs | ||
popping up when you go live. It's also tricky to keep different development environments up to date with the same | ||
version for all libraries used when working with a team of developers. | ||
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If you are developing on Windows and deploying to Linux (or anything non-Windows) or are developing in a team, you | ||
should consider using a virtual machine. This sounds tricky, but using [Vagrant][vagrant] you can set up a simple | ||
virtual machine with only a few steps. These base boxes can then be set up manually, or you can use "provisioning" | ||
software such as [Puppet][puppet] or [Chef][chef] to do this for you. Provisioning the base box is a great way to | ||
ensure that multiple boxes are set up in an identical fashion and removes the need for you to maintain complicated | ||
"set up" command lists. You can also "destroy" your base box and recreate it without many manual steps, making it | ||
easy to create a "fresh" installation. | ||
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Vagrant creates shared folders used to share your code between your host and your virtual machine, meaning you can | ||
create and edit your files on your host machine and then run the code inside your virtual machine. | ||
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[vagrant]: http://vagrantup.com/ | ||
[puppet]: http://www.puppetlabs.com/ | ||
[chef]: http://www.opscode.com/ |