Vagrant

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Type: Product

Description: Vagrant is an open-source tool developed by HashiCorp that simplifies the creation and management of virtual development environments. It streamlines the process of setting up consistent, reproducible environments across different operating systems and team members, eliminating the "it works on my machine" problem. Vagrant achieves this by using a configuration file (Vagrantfile) to define the virtual machine's settings, including the base image, networking, and software installations. It then uses providers like VirtualBox, VMware, AWS, or others to create and manage the virtual machines, automating the installation and configuration of software using tools such as shell scripts, Chef, or Puppet. This ensures that developers work in identical environments, regardless of their local operating system, improving collaboration and reducing inconsistencies.

Website: https://vagrantup.com