For large boxes this produces a large overhead in terms of time (the import operation) and space (the new machine contains a copy of the base box's image). config.vm.provider 'virtualbox' do |v|īy default new machines are created by importing the base box.

By setting another name, your VM can be more easily identified. By default, Vagrant sets it to the containing folder of the Vagrantfile plus a timestamp of when the machine was created. You can customize the name that appears in the VirtualBox GUI by setting the name property. You can easily tell the VirtualBox provider to boot with a GUI: config.vm.provider 'virtualbox' do |v|

Common use cases include wanting to see a browser that may be running in the machine, or debugging a strange boot issue. Headlessīy default, VirtualBox machines are started in headless mode, meaning there is no UI for the machines visible on the host machine. The VirtualBox provider exposes some additional configuration options that allow you to more finely control your VirtualBox-powered Vagrant environments.

Vagrant virtualbox provider