Vagrant

"Vagrant" is a system for managing virtual machines.

http://vagrantup.com/

You set up a config file that sets up the vm, including installing packages and configuration settings.

Normally I run Parallels to use virtual machines on my Mac, but as of version 11, I have to pony up another $20 to get the pro version for Vagrant, and there is no current Debian provider. So I am going back to using VirtualBox for now.

Building a custom box

https://blog.engineyard.com/2014/building-a-vagrant-box

Vastra development machine

I need to be able to run a test machine on the Mac so that I can go offline in Gold Beach. And maybe so that I don't mess up our phones every time I get crazy testing.

cd ~/Projects
mkdir vastra-debian
cd vastra-debian
vagrant init deb/jessie-amd64
vagrant up --provider virtualbox
vagrant ssh

I also need to be able to simulate a target machine, one stripped down to the minimal requirements to run Vastra.

cd ~/Projects
mkdir vastra-target
cd vastra-target
vagrant init deb/jessie-amd64
vagrant up --provider virtualbox
vagrant ssh