Works for Me!

An annoying phrase that can take ages to fix. Some code works on one developer's machine, then when their collaborator attempts to run it, it doesn't. Sometimes development machines can be messy in terms of installed packages (apt-get, pip, or otherwise), their versions, or differences in networking.

Using the magic of a virtual machine (VM), we can solve most of those problems. While we could download Oracle's VirtualBox, then download an installation CD of our favorite OS, then spend an hour setting it up in a little window, there is a better way.

Vagrant allows us to script the provisioning (setup) of a VM so we don't need to do anything beyond type vagrant up and go get a cup of coffee.

Host Requirements

• Oracle VirtualBox
• Vagrant

Additional Windows Requirements

Not strictly required, but extremely convenient:

• An SSH client that's on your PATH.

Variants

Ubuntu with Python

Instructions for Use

1. Install the requirements listed above.

2. Select the environment you would like to use.

3. Copy the Vagrantfile and other files into your project directory.

4. Edit the files to add packages that you require. For example, add Python packages that you're using to requirements.txt, or install additional packages in vagrant_provision.sh. (View the README in the variant folder for further detail)

5. In the root of your project, the folder with the Vagrantfile, run the command vagrant up. Vagrant will download the VM image, then provision it using the vagrant_provision.sh script.

6. vagrant ssh to connect to the machine. Your project root will be mounted at /vagrant inside the VM