[vagrant-up] Clarification of Locations on disk (windows)

[d***@gmail.com]

I'm using Vagrant on Windows and I'd like to understand where it stores the
files that can be found in the virtual machine.

I know that the boxes are stored in* C:\Users\Cristian\.vagrant.d\boxes*

From what I understand, boxes are not being changed when I install software
or make changes to my virtual machines.

*Example start:*

If I do vagrant box list, I get



*hashicorp/precise64 (virtualbox, 1.1.0)laravel/homestead (virtualbox,
6.0.0)laravel/homestead (virtualbox, 6.3.0)*


Now I create as many new virtual machines from hashicorp/precise64: Vagrant
init, then edit Vagrantfile and enter *config.vm.box =
"hashicorp/precise64"* then do vagrant up.
I can do this 20 times and I will get 20 virtual machines, all of them
independent from each other, all of them created from *hashicorp/precise64.*
I can install apache for example on 1 of them and it will not be installed
on any others.

*Example end:*


*Now my question is:* If I go via SSH inside any of those machines and
install 1 gigabyte worth of linux software (apache, mail server, and so
on)...where does it get stored?

I know it's not supposed to be stored in
*C:\Users\Cristian\.vagrant.d\boxes\hashicorp-VAGRANTSLASH-precise64*,
because that always stays "clean".
I know it's also not stored in the folder where my *Vagrantfile *lives,
because that's always a few kilobytes in size.
I know it's not stored in *C:\Users\Cristian\.vagrant.d\tmp* because that
only has 3 folders...whereas I have many more virtual machines powered by
vagrant.

So where does it get stored? Can't seem to figure that out.
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[JP Toto]

You're right about the Vagrant box storage. Those are cached versions of
the downloaded boxes.

The created virtual machines get stored wherever the hypervisor is setup to
store them. Vagrant talks to the hypvervisor and orchestrates it but the
hypvervisor itself takes over from there and "custodies" the virtual
machine. For example, if you're using VirtualBox, you can check the
settings to see where the default storage location is for new virtual
machines. There is a similar setting for Hyper V.

Once you check that setting to see where the default is, you'll see where
your Vagrant boxes are created.

Post by d***@gmail.com
I'm using Vagrant on Windows and I'd like to understand where it stores
the files that can be found in the virtual machine.
I know that the boxes are stored in* C:\Users\Cristian\.vagrant.d\boxes*
From what I understand, boxes are not being changed when I install
software or make changes to my virtual machines.
*Example start:*
If I do vagrant box list, I get
*hashicorp/precise64 (virtualbox, 1.1.0)laravel/homestead (virtualbox,
6.0.0)laravel/homestead (virtualbox, 6.3.0)*
Vagrant init, then edit Vagrantfile and enter *config.vm.box =
"hashicorp/precise64"* then do vagrant up.
I can do this 20 times and I will get 20 virtual machines, all of them
independent from each other, all of them created from
*hashicorp/precise64.* I can install apache for example on 1 of them and
it will not be installed on any others.
*Example end:*
*Now my question is:* If I go via SSH inside any of those machines and
install 1 gigabyte worth of linux software (apache, mail server, and so
on)...where does it get stored?
I know it's not supposed to be stored in
*C:\Users\Cristian\.vagrant.d\boxes\hashicorp-VAGRANTSLASH-precise64*,
because that always stays "clean".
I know it's also not stored in the folder where my *Vagrantfile *lives,
because that's always a few kilobytes in size.
I know it's not stored in *C:\Users\Cristian\.vagrant.d\tmp* because that
only has 3 folders...whereas I have many more virtual machines powered by
vagrant.
So where does it get stored? Can't seem to figure that out.
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[Cristian Enache]

Thank you, that answers my question!

Post by JP Toto
You're right about the Vagrant box storage. Those are cached versions of
the downloaded boxes.
The created virtual machines get stored wherever the hypervisor is setup
to store them. Vagrant talks to the hypvervisor and orchestrates it but the
hypvervisor itself takes over from there and "custodies" the virtual
machine. For example, if you're using VirtualBox, you can check the
settings to see where the default storage location is for new virtual
machines. There is a similar setting for Hyper V.
Once you check that setting to see where the default is, you'll see where
your Vagrant boxes are created.

Post by d***@gmail.com
I'm using Vagrant on Windows and I'd like to understand where it stores
the files that can be found in the virtual machine.
I know that the boxes are stored in* C:\Users\Cristian\.vagrant.d\boxes*
From what I understand, boxes are not being changed when I install
software or make changes to my virtual machines.
*Example start:*
If I do vagrant box list, I get
*hashicorp/precise64 (virtualbox, 1.1.0)laravel/homestead (virtualbox,
6.0.0)laravel/homestead (virtualbox, 6.3.0)*
Vagrant init, then edit Vagrantfile and enter *config.vm.box =
"hashicorp/precise64"* then do vagrant up.
I can do this 20 times and I will get 20 virtual machines, all of them
independent from each other, all of them created from
*hashicorp/precise64.* I can install apache for example on 1 of them and
it will not be installed on any others.
*Example end:*
*Now my question is:* If I go via SSH inside any of those machines and
install 1 gigabyte worth of linux software (apache, mail server, and so
on)...where does it get stored?
I know it's not supposed to be stored in
*C:\Users\Cristian\.vagrant.d\boxes\hashicorp-VAGRANTSLASH-precise64*,
because that always stays "clean".
I know it's also not stored in the folder where my *Vagrantfile *lives,
because that's always a few kilobytes in size.
I know it's not stored in *C:\Users\Cristian\.vagrant.d\tmp* because
that only has 3 folders...whereas I have many more virtual machines powered
by vagrant.
So where does it get stored? Can't seem to figure that out.
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