Install Vagrant

Vagrant is a tool for building and managing virtual machine environments in a single workflow which lowers development environment setup time and increases production parity.

Notice

The Package Manager method's explanation is based on Ubuntu distribution of GNU/Linux. For more distributions explanations, please visit Vagrant's Official Website.

Installation Guide

You can either download the latest version from Vagrant website and install it, or use your package manager instead. Here's an explanation of both methods: * #### Using Zip File * #### Using Package Manager

Using Zip File

First, download the Vagrant's latest zip file on your host using:

wget https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/2.2.16/vagrant_2.2.16_linux_amd64.zip

After the file has been downloaded, you need to unzip the file using the command below:

unzip vagrant_2.2.14_linux_amd64.zip

In order to use the command globally, copy the extracted contents to binary directory:

sudo cp vagrant /usr/local/bin/

You can confirm the installation by checking the version:

vagrant version

Using Package Manager

In this method, as the Vagrant's Official download page mentions, you need to run these commands in order:

curl -fsSL https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-add-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main"

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vagrant

And check the installed version using:

vagrant version

Start With Vagrant

Making A Directory

It's better to create a directory to store your VM's Vagrantfile:

mkdir vagrant && cd vagrant

Initialize Vagrant

To initialize your first VM, use:

vagrant init

This command, will create a Vagrantfile which configures your VM. You can change it with your own customizations.

Boxs

Vagrant boxes help you create your VM based on different platforms. They include a readily-available Vagrantfile which can be altered. Boxes can be downloaded from the Official Vagrant's Boxes page. Use this command to initialize your VM with Ubuntu 20.04:

vagrant init ubuntu/focal64

Another option would be configuring Vagranfile:

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  config.vm.box = "ubuntu/focal64"
end

Use this command to see all your Vagrant boxes:

vagrant boxes list

Basic Commands

To run your VM:
```
vagrant up
```
To shut down your VM:
```
vagrant halt
```
To suspend your VM:
```
vagrant suspend
```
To validate the Vagrantfile:
```
vagrant validate
```
To provision your VM:
```
vagrant provision
```
To run your VM without provisioning:
```
vagrant up --no-provision
```
To SSH into your VM:
```
vagrant ssh
```
If you are using VirtualBox's GUI, the default user and password of your VM would be 'vagrant' and 'vagrant'.
To destroy your VM and associated files and drives:
```
vagrant destroy
```
To destroy it with force:
```
vagrant destroy -f
```
To check your VM status
```
vagrant status
```
To check all your VMs' status
```
vagrant global-status
```
To reload your VM:
```
vagrant reload
```

References

Vagrant Docs