Vagrant allows developers to run identical development environments by configuring and provisioning virtual machines. It helps match the development and production environments. To use Vagrant, install VirtualBox, Vagrant, and a base box image. The Vagrantfile configures settings like the hostname, IP, shared folders, and provisioning steps. Common commands include vagrant up to run the virtual machine, vagrant halt to shut it down, and vagrant destroy to remove it. Vagrant can also package custom virtual machine images to share.

1. Using Vagrant
Cuong Huynh @cuongdev
AppsCyclone - Workshop - 2016.7.23

2. WHY
VAGRANT?

3. Your development and production
environment are not the same!

4. ● Different OS
● Different version (PHP, …)
● Different default configuration files

5. ● Vagrant lowers
development
environment setup time
● Maximizes dev/pro parity

6. GET
STARTED

7. Installation
Enabled Virtualization mode on Host machine
Install Oracle’s VirtualBox
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Install Vagrant (for Windows, Mac, Linux)
https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html

8. Box
Create a box $vagrant box add [name] [location of
basebox]
$vagrant box add laravel/homestead
https://atlas.hashicorp.com/boxes/search
Initialise a project
$vagrant init laravel/homestead

9. Configuration
Using the Vagrantfile that
be created after run
initialise project
Vagrant.configure("2")
do |config|
//…
End

10. Configuration
Define hostname
config.vm.hostname = "develop-server"
Define static IP
config.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.37.10"
Define synced folder
config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/var/www"

11. Configuration
Define virtual machine configuration
config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |v|
v.gui = false
v.memory = 2048
v.cpus = 1
end

12. Configuration
Define Provision
config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y whois git
sudo useradd -m -p `mkpasswd password` -s /bin/bash dev
sudo usermod -a -G sudo dev
SHELL

13. Commands
Run vagrant
$vagrant up
Shutdown vagrant
$vagrant halt
Destroy project box
$vagrant destroy
Reload vagrant
$vagrant reload
Connect vagrant
$vagrant ssh

14. Package
Start with a Base box, customize it as needed
Run command to package
$vagrant package --output my_box.box
Other users can now use
$vagrant box add my_box /path/to/my_box.box
$vagrant init my_box
$vagrant up

15. Improve Vagrant on
Windows

16. Problem
The problem comes from shares. Using
VirtualBox native sharing is horribly slow.
You can use Windows sharing (SMB), but
that is also painfully slow

17. FIX
Install WinNFSD Plugin vagrant
vagrant plugin install vagrant-winnfsd
Details at: https://github.com/winnfsd/vagrant-
winnfsd

18. FIX
Add configs
config.vm.network "private_network", type: "dhcp"
config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/var/www", type: "nfs"
Show log (optional)
Config.winnfsd.logging = “on”
After that, reload vagrant to apply new config. ENJOY IT !