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Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing development environments.

68 mentions on Hacker News by 54 people: 14 stories, 54 comments · first 2010-03-08 · latest 2026-09-08

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  1. …registry - the good old cli remains available, albeit under the non-free Business Source License: https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant
    comment by roryirvine · 2026-09-08 · in Vagrant is approaching EOL. No more "Docker for VMs"
  2. …just remembered that I haven't revisited the forks list to see if there's some meaningful activity https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/forks?include=active&pa...
    comment by mdaniel · 2025-09-06 · in I ditched Docker for Podman
  3. …one cares very much about fresh VM, rather it's all about the application configs Also, fuck them: https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/v2.4.9/LICENSE who the fuck are they expecting to pay for Vagrant, or that "AWS gonna steal our…
    comment by mdaniel · 2025-09-05 · in I ditched Docker for Podman
  4. https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/v2.4.7/LICENSE for one thing
    comment by mdaniel · 2025-07-12 · in Incus – Next-generation system container, application container, and VM manager
  5. …example of a similar kind of hypocrisy: https://twitter.com/mitchellh/status/1781840288300097896 https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/1052#issuecommen... Again at this point the jokes are frankly writing themselves. Like bro make it…
    comment by dosourcenotcode · 2024-05-31 · in Engineering for Slow Internet
  6. Thanks Mitchell (big fan, btw!). Indeed! https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/main/lib/vagrant/a... Yes, it's not a new pattern by any means, and there's many ways to "halt" the pipeline as you say. For example ActiveRecord stops…
    comment by ismaelct · 2024-03-19 · in Practical Railway-Oriented Pipelines in Ruby
  7. …https://github.com/openbao/openbao#readme (Vault) and I know of several attempts at Vagrant < https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/forks > but I don't believe one of them has caught traction yet There are also some who have talked about an…
    comment by mdaniel · 2024-03-16 · in Software Company HashiCorp Is Weighing a Potential Sale
  8. …There is some movement around but primary it’s waiting for the new promised Vagrant version in Go. https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/12760
    comment by fkorotkov · 2024-01-21 · in Tart: VMs on macOS using Apple's native Virtualization.Framework
  9. …[1]. A scripting interface has since been added [2], and updated [3], so there's progress. [1] https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/12518 [2] https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/12518#issuecomme... [3]…
    comment by ansonhoyt · 2023-08-31 · in UTM – Virtual Machines for iOS and macOS
  10. Someone should fork and maintain Vagrant with an MPL open source license: https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant
    comment by roschdal · 2023-08-11 · in HashiCorp adopts Business Source License
  11. ▲ 2
    Vagrant license changed to BUSL-1.1
    story by benatkin · 2023-08-11 · 0 comments
  12. Example license (for Vagrant) here: https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/main/LICENSE Looks like it converts to the Mozilla Public License after four years: > Effective on the Change Date, or the fourth anniversary of the first…
    comment by skybrian · 2023-08-11 · in HashiCorp adopts Business Source License
  13. Now my comment is wrong, haha https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/commit/a7135c000b55fbc2...
    comment by benatkin · 2023-08-11 · in HashiCorp adopts Business Source License
  14. You are misinformed: https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/main/LICENSE I actually went to look that up because "who, exactly, are they envisioning making a hosted copy of Vagrant?!" FFS I hope these contributors yank their PRs…
    comment by mdaniel · 2023-08-11 · in HashiCorp adopts Business Source License
  15. https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/v2.3.7/CHANGELOG.m... ? The changelog lists both improvements and bug fixes and there's even apparently some effort to port it away from ruby: https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/v2.3.7/intern…
    comment by mdaniel · 2023-06-21 · in Codespaces but open-source, client-only, and unopinionated
  16. It's a lot older but I would say Vagrant intersects with this space https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant Possibly devenv, as well.. Though I haven't personally tried it https://devenv.sh/
    comment by 22c · 2023-06-20 · in Codespaces but open-source, client-only, and unopinionated
  17. …Vagrant Provider plugin then this would easily be the defacto tool for dev / testing VMs on macOS. https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/tree/main/plugins/provi... Same probably applies to hashicorp Packer. Every tool I have tried like…
    comment by samuraixp · 2023-04-29 · in OrbStack – Fast, lightweight Docker Desktop and Colima alternative for macOS
  18. UTM doesn't have vagrant support yet: https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/12518 I basically just want to continue using vagrant, ansible, and ubuntu on my M1 -- what's currently the best stack for that? I tried out Parallels, but…
    comment by Alex3917 · 2022-10-10 · in VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration
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    Status of Vagrant-Go
    story by danwee · 2022-08-24 · 1 comment
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    Status of Vagrant-Go
    story by sdevonoes · 2022-08-05 · 0 comments
  21. Judging by https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/7263 , I would say that they are the "GNOME" of devops tooling. The quickstart is great, and you feel empowered when your use cases are supported. Beyond that, good luck.
    comment by throwdbaaway · 2021-11-05 · in HashiCorp – S1
  22. It looks like Vagrant doesn't work yet with UTM: https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/12518 Conceptually I'd love one of these machine, but realistically if I can't develop locally in an Ubuntu VM then I might as well just wait a…
    comment by Alex3917 · 2021-10-18 · in MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch
  23. …a release on 27th July, 2021. Also it looks like they are re-writing vagrant 3.0 using go [1] [0]: https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant [1]: https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/toward-vagrant-3-0
    comment by AkshitGarg · 2021-08-14 · in Ask HN: Is Vagrant Dead?
  24. …this, and chose not to act on it :( [0]. Would the transition to Go remove this impediment? [0] https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/11853
    comment by mshekow · 2021-06-12 · in Toward Vagrant 3.0
  25. ▲ 1
    Any up and box add gives Error: The requested URL returned error: 403
    story by orkj · 2021-05-25 · 0 comments
  26. ▲ 4
    Vagrant 2.1.0 Released
    story by nikolay · 2018-05-03 · 0 comments
  27. ▲ 3
    NFS File Syncing Slower in MacOS High Sierra
    story by conradk · 2018-02-21 · 0 comments
  28. …folders get setup before provision scripts are run 12. You can detect provision has already run ( https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/936#issuecomment... ) using: if File.exist?(".vagrant/machines/YOUR_BOX_ID/virtualbox/action_provi…
    comment by wildpeaks · 2017-10-27 · in Things I Wish I'd Known Before Using Vagrant
  29. …will break the current version of Vagrant if you use the VirtualBox provider (which is default): https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/9080
    comment by stephenr · 2017-10-19 · in Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.2 Is Now Available
  30. …but can't say much for others. I'd be using it if I targeted other hosting platforms than Linux. https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant
    comment by zwerdlds · 2017-10-03 · in Ask HN: Is Vagrant dead or dated? Do people still use it?
  31. ▲ 3
    APFS breaks NFS in Vagrant
    story by wyred · 2017-09-27 · 0 comments
  32. One of my guys ran into https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/8788 - it was hellish trying to figure out what was happening.
    comment by bshimmin · 2017-09-25 · in MacOS High Sierra
  33. …strangeness with Vagrant’s internal state and locking. Seems like this issue is finally addressed: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/8468 Vagrant is a fantastic tool because of its flexibility, but that flexibility comes at cost:…
    comment by jitl · 2017-09-07 · in Vagrant 2.0
  34. …Vagrant a lot and I'm glad the new version doesn't introduce breaking changes). Change log is here: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/blob/v2.0.0/CHANGELOG.m...
    comment by jimmar · 2017-09-07 · in Vagrant 2.0
  35. …management commands (e.g., restart a service) should be communicated to the system? [1] E.g. https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/7973 https://github.com/aelsabbahy/goss/issues/101
    comment by jcrites · 2017-07-12 · in Why Did It Take Devuan Two Years to Replace Systemd?
  36. ▲ 2
    Vagrant Adds Support for Windows Subsystem for Linux
    story by cwt137 · 2017-05-17 · 0 comments
  37. …for so long is not confidence inspiring. 1. https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/+bug/1569237 2. https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/7288
    comment by tedivm · 2017-03-31 · in Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
  38. …identical copy of the 5.0 code which Vagrant inexplicably requires a separate driver for: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/pull/7574 All the heavy-duty OOP-first power of Ruby at their fingertips, and people still just copy-and-paste…
    comment by apetresc · 2016-07-13 · in Virtual Box 5.1
  39. If you're using Vagrant, stick to 5.0.24 until this issue is closed: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/7411
    comment by wildpeaks · 2016-07-13 · in Virtual Box 5.1
  40. ▲ 2
    Vagarnt 1.8.4 released
    story by TheGuyWhoCodes · 2016-06-14 · 0 comments
  41. …resolve host ubuntu-xenial > mesg: ttyname failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device I hope this PR ( https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/pull/7241 ) gets merged because the private_network issue has been around since 15.04
    comment by wildpeaks · 2016-04-21 · in Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)
  42. This doesn't work for me, because of this issue: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/6871
    comment by bovermyer · 2016-04-21 · in Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)
  43. Yes. It's a known issue that appears to be on the roadmap for 1.8.1: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/6708 You can call `vagrant up --no-install-provider` for the old behaviour. See also: https://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/cli/up.html
    comment by lstamour · 2015-12-22 · in Vagrant 1.8 released
  44. ▲ 3
    Vagrant support for linked clones in VirtualBox
    story by mafro · 2015-10-07 · 0 comments
  45. …to keep things simple. Aside from things like that, I can't see it being a _common_ use case. [0]: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/tree/master/keys
    comment by mikegirouard · 2015-08-18 · in SSH Keys on GitHub
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    VirtualBox and Windows 10 breaks a lot of popular dev tools
    story by bhouston · 2015-07-31 · 1 comment
  47. And it's out: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/blob/v1.7.3/CHANGELOG.m... https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html
    comment by therealmarv · 2015-07-10 · in VirtualBox 5.0 officially released
  48. ▲ 2
    Afer 6 months, Vagrant v1.7.3 is Released
    story by cwt137 · 2015-07-10 · 0 comments
  49. therealmarv mentioned 1.7.3 (coming in the next few days): https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/5572
    comment by skyebook · 2015-07-09 · in VirtualBox 5.0 officially released
  50. If you are using Vagrant: Wait for the 1.7.3 release before upgrading https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/5572 . How to upgrade Vagrant: Just install newest version. ETA: Tomorrow most likely https://twitter.com/mitchellh/status/619…
    comment by therealmarv · 2015-07-09 · in VirtualBox 5.0 officially released