Vagrant is great. It's really handy for getting VMs up and running quickly. I don't like that it creates a vagrant user and then gives that user sudo rights. I've actually had a VM compromised by an attacker because I didn't realize that I hadn't changed the vagrant user password. It's not difficult to secure, but it's just one more thing to do. If you're not careful, it's easy to overlook. I think that VirtualBox is an equally good virtualization option. A huge advantage to using it is that every operation you need to perform from creation to updating hardware configurations can all be done via the CLI. One of the only drawbacks to VirtualBox is that there isn't a good Windows service to start and stop VMs. If you need automation, then VMWare is better. As far as scripting goes, VirtualBox might be a better option. Either way, Vagrant plus some customization can be really powerful and convenient. Jad Wauthier On 6/17/2015 4:31 PM, Chris Nestrud wrote:
Take a look at Vagrant, which is intended for developers who need to quickly create and destroy VMs from the CLI.
Chris
On Wed, June 17, 2015 10:05 am, Jen Bottom wrote:
Hi,
Sometimes if I am working from home it would be good to set up a VM on my machine at work, so it's there when I go to the office, and I don't have to copy it and take it in on a USB drive etc.
I'm currently using a Mac with VMWare fusion. Is there a tool to set up and run VMs from the command line, that I could install on my Mac and use after SSHing in?
Cheers, Jen.
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