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Basic Usage

Configuration

Synced folders are configured within your Vagrantfile using the config.vm.synced_folder method. Usage of the configuration directive is very simple:

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  # other config here

  config.vm.synced_folder "src/", "/srv/website"
end

The first parameter is a path to a directory on the host machine. If the path is relative, it is relative to the project root. The second parameter must be an absolute path of where to share the folder within the guest machine. This folder will be created (recursively, if it must) if it doesn't exist.

Options

As an optional third parameter to configuring synced folders, you may specify some options. These options are listed below. More detailed examples of using some of these options are shown below this section.

In addition to these options, the specific synced folder type might allow more options. See the documentation for your specific synced folder type for more details. The built-in synced folder types are documented in other pages available in the navigation for these docs.

create (boolean) - If true, the host path will be created if it does not exist. Defaults to false.
disabled (boolean) - If true, this synced folder will be disabled and won't be setup. This can be used to disable a previously defined synced folder or to conditionally disable a definition based on some external factor.
group (string) - The group that will own the synced folder. By default this will be the SSH user. Some synced folder types don't support modifying the group.
mount_options (array) - A list of additional mount options to pass to the mount command.
owner (string) - The user who should be the owner of this synced folder. By default this will be the SSH user. Some synced folder types don't support modifying the owner.
type (string) - The type of synced folder. If this is not specified, Vagrant will automatically choose the best synced folder option for your environment. Otherwise, you can specify a specific type such as "nfs".

Enabling

Synced folders are automatically setup during vagrant up and vagrant reload.

Disabling

Shared folders can be disabled by adding the disabled option to any definition:

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  config.vm.synced_folder "src/", "/srv/website", disabled: true
end

Modifying the Owner/Group

By default, Vagrant mounts the synced folders with the owner/group set to the SSH user. Sometimes it is preferable to mount folders with a different owner and group. It is possible to set these options:

config.vm.synced_folder "src/", "/srv/website",
  owner: "root", group: "root"

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