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layout: "vagrant-cloud"
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page_title: "About Vagrant Boxes"
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sidebar_current: "vagrant-cloud-boxes"
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# About Vagrant Boxes
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Boxes are the package format for [Vagrant](https://vagrantup.com) environments.
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A box can be used on any Vagrant-supported platform to bring up an identical
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working environment across a development team.
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## Vagrant Box Creation and Versioning
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Boxes support versioning so that members of your team using Vagrant can update
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the underlying box easily, and the people who create boxes can push fixes and
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communicate these fixes efficiently.
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Vagrant Cloud makes it easy to manage the versioning of boxes. Versioning boxes in
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Vagrant Cloud allows for easy updates, transparent fixes, and clear communication in
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changes made. Learn more about the [box release lifecycle
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here](/docs/vagrant-cloud/boxes/lifecycle.html).
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## Vagrant Box Catalog and Discovery
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Vagrant Cloud hosts a catalog of publically available Vagrant Boxes. These are boxes
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created by both HashiCorp and community contributions. You can find an owner of
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a box by selecting their username in the URL or on the box page.
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Public Vagrant boxes let you get up-and-running quickly in unfamiliar
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environments. This is a popular way to set a base development environment
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launchable in a single command within an organization or community.
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