vagrant-catalog

In this example we'll first build a Vagrant box (mybox) and then use it as a base box for another VM (myvm) using a Vagrant catalog.

First of all, if it's not your first time doing this, do a little cleanup:

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cd mybox

vagrant destroy -f
rm package.box

Then, without leaving the mybox directory, you can build the base box:

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vagrant up --provision
vagrant package # Creates the package.box file
vagrant destroy -f

Now, to be able to use your base box, you have to customize the mybox.json (the catalog) file. In particular you have to put in the right values for:

• box version
• absolute URL of the package.box file
• checksum of the package.box file

To test if your base box works, try to bring up myvm:

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cd ../myvm

vagrant destroy -f # Cleanup if needed
vagrant box update # Make sure your box version is up to date
vagrant up