In this chapter, you will learn all about Vagrant boxes. You will learn what a box is, and how to manage one via the Vagrant commands and sub-commands that we covered in the previous chapter. We will also learn about the Vagrant Cloud, which is an online catalog of public and private Vagrant boxes available for you to search and install on your system – ready to use for your own Vagrant environment!

By the end of this chapter, you will have a solid foundational knowledge of Vagrant boxes and the Vagrant Cloud. You will also learn about the following topics:

• The anatomy of a Vagrant box
• How to install Vagrant boxes
• How to remove Vagrant boxes
• Box versioning
• What is the Vagrant Cloud?
• How to create your own box (repackaged)
• How to upload your custom box to the Vagrant Cloud
• Enterprise solutions for Vagrant boxes