Reference

• All about Vagrant and the good stuff by HashiCorp !
• Catalogs: 1 & 2

For 1st time setup only

1. Ensure the following are installed

• Virtual Box (with Extension Packages)
• Vagrant

2. Initialize with a default stable Vagrantfile and bring up the VM:

   cd scratch-area
   vagrant box add hashicorp/precise64 http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box
   vagrant init hashicorp/precise64
   vagrant up
   

   Note: 'vagrant box add' step is optional, when using a template from HashiCorp Atlas site

Sample Dev Box w/ a web-server(e.g. when you need a dev env with JDK & Jetty in it):

What were the key steps executed to construct this box:

1. Give a name to the VM
2. Open and map the required port (80:8080) between host & guest OS
3. Provision a SHELL to download & bring up Jetty

cd jetty
vagrant up

Command List

Command	Purpose
vagrant up	Create new or bring up an existing VM
vagrant status	Check status
vagrant halt	Suspend (Graceful Shutdown)
vagrant destroy	Destroy VM
vagrant reload	Bounce VM
vagrant box list	Print the list of all templates (aka vagrant boxes) present in your machine
vagrant box add <title>	Add new base box
vagrant box update	Update the box to latest version available
vagrant provision	Run the provisioner mentioned in Vagrantfile, while the VM is up & running