Vagrant Talk

This repository has samples that are related to my Vagrant Talk.

Slides

The slides are available at http://slides.com/digitaldrummerj/devopsyourself-ndcoslo/#/

Directories:

• ExampleVagrantFiles

  • IonicBox:
    • Uses https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-box
    • Run vagrant up using an administrative command prompt
    • Blog post on using the IonicBox: digitaldrummerj.me/ionicbox-notes/
  • MultiMachineReadingInJsonFile:
    • Example of using a json file to configure multiple machines.
    • This only works if the provisioning from 1 machine is not dependent on another machine.
  • Windows81Enterprise:
    • Basic Windows 8.1 machine with no additional software installed as part of creating it.
  • WindowsWithChocolatey:
    • Windows 8.1 Enterprise machine that installs Chocolatey, Boxstarter and run a Boxstarter package as part of the provisioning process.

• PackagingScripts

  • Holds scripts that useful for packaging up a VM like turning on WinRM, disabling firewall, setting powershell execution policy, etc

• ProvisioningScripts

  • Scripts that can be used during provisioning.

##Blog Posts:

I have a series of blog post that go through explains how Vagrant works, installing Chocolatey/Boxstarter/Software as part of the provisioning process, creating multiple machines, managing azure virtual machines and creating your own base boxes.

1. Easy Virtual Machine Management
2. Provisioning Introduction
3. Provisioning with Chocolatey
4. Installing BoxStarter
5. Installing All of the Your Software