vagrant

Initialize new Vagrantfile

$ vagrant init [ubuntu/jammy64]

$ vagrant up

$ vagrant ssh

$ vagrant halt

$ vagrant destroy

$ vagrant status

$ vagrant reload

$ vagrant box list

vagrant [up] [ssh] [halt] [destroy] [status] [options]

vagrant manages virtual development environments. It automates VM creation, configuration, and provisioning.
Vagrantfile defines the VM configuration. It specifies the base box, network settings, shared folders, and provisioning scripts.
Boxes are base images. Many are available from Vagrant Cloud. Custom boxes can be created and shared.
Providers handle virtualization. VirtualBox is default, with support for VMware, Hyper-V, Docker, and cloud providers.
Provisioners configure VMs after boot. Shell scripts, Ansible, Puppet, and Chef are supported.
Multi-machine setups define several VMs in one Vagrantfile. They can model complex environments like clusters.

init [BOX]

Initialize Vagrantfile.

Start and provision VM.

SSH into VM.

Stop VM.

Remove VM.

Restart VM with config.

Run provisioners.

Show VM status.

All Vagrant VMs.

Add box.

List boxes.

Remove box.

Provider (virtualbox, vmware, etc.).

Force operation.

Requires virtualization software. Large boxes need download time and disk space. Provider-specific features may vary.

Vagrant was created by Mitchell Hashimoto in 2010 and later developed by HashiCorp. It revolutionized development environment management, enabling reproducible setups.

virtualbox(1), docker(1), ansible(1), packer(1)