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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "Networking - Getting Started"
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sidebar_current: "gettingstarted-networking"
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description: |-
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At this point we have a web server up and running with the ability to
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modify files from our host and have them automatically synced to the guest.
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However, accessing the web pages simply from the terminal from inside
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the machine is not very satisfying. In this step, we will use Vagrant's
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networking features to give us additional options for accessing the
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machine from our host machine.
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# Networking
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At this point we have a web server up and running with the ability to
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modify files from our host and have them automatically synced to the guest.
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However, accessing the web pages simply from the terminal from inside
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the machine is not very satisfying. In this step, we will use Vagrant's
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_networking_ features to give us additional options for accessing the
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machine from our host machine.
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## Port Forwarding
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One option is to use _port forwarding_. Port forwarding allows you to
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specify ports on the guest machine to share via a port on the host machine.
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This allows you to access a port on your own machine, but actually have
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all the network traffic forwarded to a specific port on the guest machine.
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Let us setup a forwarded port so we can access Apache in our guest. Doing so
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is a simple edit to the Vagrantfile, which now looks like this:
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```ruby
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Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
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config.vm.box = "hashicorp/precise64"
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config.vm.provision :shell, path: "bootstrap.sh"
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config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 80, host: 4567
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end
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```
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Run a `vagrant reload` or `vagrant up` (depending on if the machine
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is already running) so that these changes can take effect.
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Once the machine is running again, load `http://127.0.0.1:4567` in
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your browser. You should see a web page that is being served from
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the virtual machine that was automatically setup by Vagrant.
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## Other Networking
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Vagrant also has other forms of networking, allowing you to assign
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a static IP address to the guest machine, or to bridge the guest
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machine onto an existing network. If you are interested in other options,
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read the [networking](/docs/networking/) page.
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## Next Steps
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You have successfully configured networking for your virtual machine using
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Vagrant. Read on to learn about
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[setting up shares with Vagrant](/docs/getting-started/share.html).
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