A short and simple article. I needed a Debian VM that I could use as Docker host – to run on my Windows 10 laptop. I resorted to Vagrant. With a few very simple steps, I got what I wanted:
0. install Vagrant (if not already done)
0. install Vagrant plugin for automatically adding Virtual Box Guest Additions to every VM stamped out by Vagrant (so folder mapping from host laptop to VM is supported)
1. create a fresh directory with a simple Vagrant file that refers for Debian image
2. run vagrant up
3. sit back and relax (few minutes)
4. use vagrant ssh to connect into the running VM and start doing stuff.
The vagrant file:
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
config.vm.provision "docker"
config.vm.define "debiandockerhostvm"
# https://app.vagrantup.com/debian/boxes/jessie64
config.vm.box = "debian/jessie64"
config.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.188.105"
config.vm.synced_folder "./", "/vagrant", id: "vagrant-root",
owner: "vagrant",
group: "www-data",
mount_options: ["dmode=775,fmode=664"],
type: ""
config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |vb|
vb.name = "debiananddockerhostvm"
vb.memory = 4096
vb.cpus = 2
vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--natdnshostresolver1","on"]
vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--natdnsproxy1", "on"]
end
end
Running Vagrant to create and subsequently run the VM:
Use vagrant ssh to enter the Virtual Machine and start mucking around:
Resources
Vagrant Plugin for automatically installing Guest Addition to each VM that is produced: https://github.com/dotless-de/vagrant-vbguest/ ‘
Vagrant Box Jessie: https://app.vagrantup.com/debian/boxes/jessie64
