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# Providers
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While Vagrant ships out of the box with support for [VirtualBox](http://www.virtualbox.org),
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Vagrant has the ability to manage other types of machines as well. This is done
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by using other _providers_ with Vagrant.
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Alternate providers can offer different features that make more sense in your use case.
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For example, if you're using Vagrant for any real work, [VMware](http://www.vmware.com)
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providers are recommended since they're well supported and generally more
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stable and performant than VirtualBox.
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Before you can use another provider, you must install it. Vagrant only ships
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with VirtualBox support. Installation of other providers is done via the
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Vagrant plugin system.
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Once the provider is installed, usage is straightforward and simple, as
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you would expect with Vagrant. Read into the relevant subsections found in
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the navigation to the left for more information.
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