Vagrant: up and running : [create and manage virtualized development environments

Discover why Vagrant is a must-have tool for thousands of developers and ops engineers. This hands-on guide shows you how to use this open source software to build a virtual machine for any purpose—including a completely sandboxed, fully provisioned development environment right on your desktop. Vagrant creator Mitchell Hashimoto shows you how to share a virtual machine image with members of your team, set up a separate virtualization for each project, and package virtual machines for use by others. This book covers the V1 (1.0.x) configuration syntax running on top of a V2 (1.1+) core, the most stable configuration format running on the latest core.* Build a simple virtual machine with just two commands and no configuration * Create a development environment that closely resembles production * Automate software installation and management with shell scripts, Chef, or Puppet * Set up a network interface to access your virtual machine from any computer * Use your own editor and browser to develop and test your applications * Test complicated multi-machine clusters with a single Vagrantfile * Change Vagrant’s default operating system to match your production Os * Extend Vagrant features with plugins, including components you build yourself Discover why Vagrant is a must-have tool for thousands of developers and ops engineers. This hands-on guide shows you how to use this open source software to build a virtual machine for any purpose—including a completely sandboxed, fully provisioned development environment right on your desktop.Vagrant creator Mitchell Hashimoto shows you how to share a virtual machine image with members of your team, set up a separate virtualization for each project, and package virtual machines for use by others. This book covers the V1 (1.0.x) configuration syntax running on top of a V2 (1.1+) core, the most stable configuration format running on the latest core.Build a simple virtual machine with just two commands and no configurationCreate a development environment that closely resembles productionAutomate software installation and management with shell scripts, Chef, or PuppetSet up a network interface to access your virtual machine from any computerUse your own editor and browser to develop and test your applicationsTest complicated multi-machine clusters with a single VagrantfileChange Vagrant’s default operating system to match your production OSExtend Vagrant features with plugins, including components you build yourself How does Vagrant boosts the productivity of companies such as Mozilla, RackSpace, LivingSocial, and others? This comprehensive guide shows you how to create and distribute virtualized development environments with this powerful open source tool. This book covers the V1 (1.0x) configuration syntax running on top of a V2 (1.1+) core, the most stable configuration format running on the latest core."--Page 4 of cover