[vagrant-up] Backup strategy for minimal Vagrant backup

[Todd Chaffee]

I want to back up the minimal files to be able to recreate my Vagrant
boxes. Assuming that I have automated the provisioning of each box, is it
safe to exclude the .vagrant.d directory? I am also excluding the
'VirtualBox VMs' directory. My assumption is that everything can be
re-created after a restore just from the Vagrantfile and by running
'vagrant up'.
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[JP Toto]

Todd,

Generally that's correct. However any changes made outside your Vagrant
file and provisioning scripts will not be saved. For example, if you log
into the VM manually and create/save data, that will not be saved by saving
only the Vagrantfile file.

Post by Todd Chaffee
I want to back up the minimal files to be able to recreate my Vagrant
boxes. Assuming that I have automated the provisioning of each box, is it
safe to exclude the .vagrant.d directory? I am also excluding the
'VirtualBox VMs' directory. My assumption is that everything can be
re-created after a restore just from the Vagrantfile and by running
'vagrant up'.
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[Todd Chaffee]

Jp, thanks for your answer and that extra detail to be aware of. That makes
sense, and all my Vagrant boxes can be safely recreated from scratch via
provisioning scripts so I should be good.

Post by JP Toto
Todd,
Generally that's correct. However any changes made outside your Vagrant
file and provisioning scripts will not be saved. For example, if you log
into the VM manually and create/save data, that will not be saved by saving
only the Vagrantfile file.

Post by Todd Chaffee
I want to back up the minimal files to be able to recreate my Vagrant
boxes. Assuming that I have automated the provisioning of each box, is it
safe to exclude the .vagrant.d directory? I am also excluding the
'VirtualBox VMs' directory. My assumption is that everything can be
re-created after a restore just from the Vagrantfile and by running
'vagrant up'.
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