From b536063fb6628bedbb1d97f153ae9de328332def Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitchell Hashimoto Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:05:53 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] README update. --- README.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 69fb9704a..575f68136 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,39 @@ # Vagrant +Website: http://vagrantup.com +IRC: `#vagrant` on Freenode +Mailng list: [Google Groups](http://groups.google.com/group/vagrant-up) + +Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing virtualized development environments. + +By providing automated creation and provisioning of virtual machines using [Sun’s VirtualBox](http://www.virtualbox.org), +Vagrant provides the tools to create and configure lightweight, reproducible, and portable +virtual environments. For more information, see the part of the getting started guide +on ”[Why Vagrant?](http://vagrantup.com/docs/getting-started/index.html)” + +## Quick Start + +First, make sure your development machine has [VirtualBox](http://www.virtualbox.org) +installed. The setup from that point forward is very easy, since Vagrant is simply +a rubygem. + + sudo gem install vagrant + +To build your first virtual environment: + + vagrant init + vagrant box add base http://files.vagrantup.com/base.box + vagrant up + +## Getting Started Guide and Video + +To learn how to build a fully functional rails development environment, view the +[getting started guide](http://vagrantup.com/getting-started/index.html). + +There is also a fairly short (12 minute) [getting started video](http://vimeo.com/9976342) which +explains how to build a fully functional LAMP development environment, which +covers a few parts of Vagrant in more detail than the website guide. + ## Contributing to Vagrant To hack on vagrant, you'll need [bundler](http://github.com/carlhuda/bundler) which can