This document discusses Vagrant, an open source tool that allows users to create and configure lightweight, reproducible, and portable development environments. It explains that Vagrant uses VirtualBox to run virtual machines from Vagrantfiles to provide isolated, repeatable environments that can be shared between team members. The document then covers how Vagrant can be used to manage environments, set up Java development environments, and facilitate continuous integration testing before providing instructions on installing and using Vagrant along with some common boxes and practices.

1. Vagrant for
Development
— linux_china

2. Agenda
What is Vagrant?
Why Vagrant
Env Management
Vagrant for Java
Vagrant for CI

3. What is Vagrant?
Create and configure lightweight,
reproducible, and portable
development environments
Virtual Machine, not Linux Container
VirtualBox based
Developed by Ruby

4. Why Vagrant?
Isolation, Repeatable(reuse), Reliable
development environment unified
Per project per VM by Vagrantfile
Distribute VM between team members
Say goodbye to "works on my machine" bugs
DevOps friendly

5. Env Management
Shell
Puppet
Chef
Jenv
Install tools manually

6. Vagrant for Java
jenv install
Maven repository sync:
config.vm.synced_folder "~/.m2", "/home/vagrant/.m2"
Tools: Tomcat, Maven etc
Exec Maven Plugin to operate vagrant

7. Vagrant for CI
Isolated VM for project
Mock less
Env maintain easy
Maven with Vagrant support

8. Vagrant Install
Install VirtualBox
Install Vagrant
Install boxes: vagrant box install box_name http:/
/url
Init Vagrant: vagrant init box_name
Start VM: vagrant up
VM Access: Vagrant ssh
Stop VM: vagrant halt
Destroy VM: vagrant destroy
Package VM: vagrant package —output xxx.box

9. Boxes
lucid: Ubuntu 10.4
Precise: Ubuntu 12.4
CentOS 6.4

10. Vagrant Practice
NetDriver to store box file
vagrant.json
network: private network
hostname: config.vm.hostname=“xxxx"

11. FAQ