1 Setting Up a Virtual Machine
Provisioning (that is, setting up) a virtual machine (VM) is the act of configuring a VM for a specific purpose. Such a purpose could be running an application, testing software across a different platform, or applying updates.
Setting up a VM requires two steps: creating and then configuring it. For this example, you’ll use Vagrant and Ansible to build and configure a VM. Vagrant automates the process of creating the VM, while Ansible configures the VM once it’s running. You’ll set up and test your VM locally, on VirtualBox. This process is similar to creating and provisioning servers in the cloud. The VM ...
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