This manual is dedicated to create vagrant virtualbox base ubuntu lts box with mysql-server package installed. Tested on Mac OS X.
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Oracle Virtualbox recent version installed VirtualBox installation manual
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Hashicorp packer recent version installed Packer installation manual
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Hashicorp vagrant recent version installed Vagrant installation manual
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git installed Git installation manual
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have account created on Vagrant cloud
- Clone git repository.
git clone https://github.com/antonakv/packer-mysql64Expected command output looks like this:
Cloning into 'packer-mysql64'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 12, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (12/12), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (12/12), done.
remote: Total 12 (delta 1), reused 3 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
Receiving objects: 100% (12/12), done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (1/1), done.- Change folder to packer-mysql64
cd packer-mysql64- In the same folder you were before run
packer build template.jsonSample result
$ packer build template.json
mysql64-vbox: output will be in this color.
==> mysql64-vbox: Retrieving Guest additions
==> mysql64-vbox: Trying /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
==> mysql64-vbox: Trying /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
==> mysql64-vbox: /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso => /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
==> mysql64-vbox: Retrieving ISO
==> mysql64-vbox: Trying https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/18.04/release/ubuntu-18.04.5-server-amd64.iso
==> mysql64-vbox: Trying https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/18.04/release/ubuntu-18.04.5-server-amd64.iso?checksum=sha256%3A8c5fc24894394035402f66f3824beb7234b757dd2b5531379cb310cedfdf0996
==> mysql64-vbox: https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/18.04/release/ubuntu-18.04.5-server-amd64.iso?checksum=sha256%3A8c5fc24894394035402f66f3824beb7234b757dd2b5531379cb310cedfdf0996 => /Users/aakulov/Documents/Development/Hashicorp/packer-mysql64/packer_cache/a37af95ab12e665ba168128cde2f3662740b21a2.iso
==> mysql64-vbox: Starting HTTP server on port 8549
==> mysql64-vbox: Creating virtual machine...
==> mysql64-vbox: Creating hard drive...
==> mysql64-vbox: Mounting ISOs...
mysql64-vbox: Mounting boot ISO...
==> mysql64-vbox: Creating forwarded port mapping for communicator (SSH, WinRM, etc) (host port 2425)
==> mysql64-vbox: Executing custom VBoxManage commands...
mysql64-vbox: Executing: modifyvm mysql64-vbox --memory 2048
mysql64-vbox: Executing: modifyvm mysql64-vbox --cpus 2
==> mysql64-vbox: Starting the virtual machine...
mysql64-vbox: The VM will be run headless, without a GUI. If you want to
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==> mysql64-vbox: 16675+0 records in
==> mysql64-vbox: 16674+0 records out
==> mysql64-vbox: 17484939264 bytes (17 GB, 16 GiB) copied, 13.5125 s, 1.3 GB/s
==> mysql64-vbox: Gracefully halting virtual machine...
==> mysql64-vbox: Preparing to export machine...
mysql64-vbox: Deleting forwarded port mapping for the communicator (SSH, WinRM, etc) (host port 2425)
==> mysql64-vbox: Exporting virtual machine...
mysql64-vbox: Executing: export mysql64-vbox --output output-mysql64-vbox/mysql64-vbox.ovf
==> mysql64-vbox: Cleaning up floppy disk...
==> mysql64-vbox: Deregistering and deleting VM...
==> mysql64-vbox: Running post-processor: vagrant
==> mysql64-vbox (vagrant): Creating a dummy Vagrant box to ensure the host system can create one correctly
==> mysql64-vbox (vagrant): Creating Vagrant box for 'virtualbox' provider
mysql64-vbox (vagrant): Copying from artifact: output-mysql64-vbox/mysql64-vbox-disk001.vmdk
mysql64-vbox (vagrant): Copying from artifact: output-mysql64-vbox/mysql64-vbox.ovf
mysql64-vbox (vagrant): Renaming the OVF to box.ovf...
mysql64-vbox (vagrant): Compressing: Vagrantfile
mysql64-vbox (vagrant): Compressing: box.ovf
mysql64-vbox (vagrant): Compressing: metadata.json
mysql64-vbox (vagrant): Compressing: mysql64-vbox-disk001.vmdk
Build 'mysql64-vbox' finished after 11 minutes 38 seconds.
==> Wait completed after 11 minutes 38 seconds
==> Builds finished. The artifacts of successful builds are:
--> mysql64-vbox: VM files in directory: output-mysql64-vbox
--> mysql64-vbox: 'virtualbox' provider box: mysql64-vbox.box- Add the built image box to Virtualbox
vagrant box add --force --name mysql64 mysql64-vbox.boxSample result
➜ packer-mysql64 git:(main) vagrant box add --force --name mysql64 mysql64-vbox.box
==> box: Box file was not detected as metadata. Adding it directly...
==> box: Adding box 'mysql64' (v0) for provider:
box: Unpacking necessary files from: file:https:///Users/aakulov/Documents/Development/Hashicorp/packer-mysql64/mysql64-vbox.box
==> box: Successfully added box 'mysql64' (v0) for 'virtualbox'!- Unlogin from vagrant cloud
vagrant cloud auth logout - Login to vagrant cloud
vagrant cloud auth login
- Create vagrant box record on the Vagrant cloud
vagrant cloud box create Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64 --no-privateExpected result:
Created box Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64
Box: Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64
Description:
Private: no
Created: 2021-03-02T09:22:41.029Z
Updated: 2021-03-02T09:22:41.029Z
Current Version: N/A
Versions:
Downloads: 0
- Publish the local vagrant box image to the Vagrant cloud Run from the same folder you were before
vagrant cloud publish --box-version `date +%y.%m.%d` \
--force --no-private --release Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64 \
`date +%y.%m.%d` virtualbox mysql64-vbox.box Expected result:
You are about to publish a box on Vagrant Cloud with the following options:
aakulov/mysql64: (v21.03.02) for provider 'virtualbox'
Automatic Release: true
Saving box information...
Uploading provider with file /Users/aakulov/Documents/Development/Hashicorp/packer-mysql64/mysql64-vbox.box
Releasing box...
Complete! Published Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64
Box: Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64
Description:
Private: no
Created: 2021-03-02T09:22:41.029Z
Updated: 2021-03-02T09:23:35.476Z
Current Version: N/A
Versions: 21.03.02
Downloads: 0
- Prepare folder where you store downloaded vagrant boxes
cd
mkdir my_vagrantboxes_folderExpected result
$ cd
$ mkdir my_vagrantboxes_folder
$- Change folder to my_vagrantboxes_folder
cd my_vagrantboxes_folder
Expected result
$ cd my_vagrantboxes_folder
$- Download vagrant box from Vagrant cloud
vagrant box add Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64Example
$ vagrant box add Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64
==> box: Loading metadata for box 'Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64'
box: URL: https://vagrantcloud.com/Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64
==> box: Adding box 'Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64' (v21.03.02) for provider: virtualbox
box: Downloading: https://vagrantcloud.com/Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/boxes/mysql64/versions/21.03.02/providers/virtualbox.box
Download redirected to host: vagrantcloud-files-production.s3.amazonaws.com
==> box: Successfully added box 'Replace_With_your_vagrant_cloud_account_name/mysql64' (v21.03.02) for 'virtualbox'!