diff --git a/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb b/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb index fbef91e47..9b301a3aa 100644 --- a/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb +++ b/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb @@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ <% end %> diff --git a/website/docs/source/v2/synced-folders/virtualbox.html.md b/website/docs/source/v2/synced-folders/virtualbox.html.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ab3fb0f0e --- /dev/null +++ b/website/docs/source/v2/synced-folders/virtualbox.html.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +page_title: "VirtualBox Shared Folders - Synced Folders" +sidebar_current: "syncedfolder-virtualbox" +--- + +# VirtualBox + +If you're using the VirtualBox [provider](/v2/providers/index.html), then +VirtualBox shared folders are the default synced folder type. These synced +folders use the VirtualBox shared folder system to sync file changes from +the guest to the host and vice versa. + +## Caveats + +There is a [VirtualBox bug][sendfile bug] related to `sendfile` which can result +in corrupted or non-updating files. You should deactivate `sendfile` in any +web servers you may be running. + +In Nginx: + + sendfile off; + +In Apache: + + EnableSendfile Off + +[sendfile bug]: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/351#issuecomment-1339640