How to change Vagrant 'default' machine name?
This is the way I've assigned names to individual VMs. Change YOURNAMEHERE
to your desired name.
Contents of Vagrantfile:
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
# Every Vagrant virtual environment requires a box to build off of.
config.vm.box = "precise32"
# The url from where the 'config.vm.box' box will be fetched if it
# doesn't already exist on the user's system.
config.vm.box_url = "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise32.box"
config.vm.define :YOURNAMEHERE do |t|
end
end
Terminal output:
$ vagrant status
Current machine states:
YOURNAMEHERE not created (virtualbox)
I specify the name by defining inside the VagrantFile and also specify the hostname so i enjoy seeing the name of my project while executing Linux commands independently from my device's OS. ✌️
config.vm.define "abc"
config.vm.hostname = "abc"
I found the multiple options confusing, so I decided to test all of them to see exactly what they do.
I'm using VirtualBox 4.2.16-r86992 and Vagrant 1.3.3.
I created a directory called nametest
and ran
vagrant init precise64 http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box
to generate a default Vagrantfile. Then I opened the VirtualBox GUI so I could see what names the boxes I create would show up as.
Default Vagrantfile
Vagrant.configure('2') do |config| config.vm.box = "precise64" config.vm.box_url = "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box" end
VirtualBox GUI Name: "nametest_default_1386347922"
Comments: The name defaults to the format DIRECTORY_default_TIMESTAMP.
Define VM
Vagrant.configure('2') do |config| config.vm.box = "precise64" config.vm.box_url = "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box" config.vm.define "foohost" end
VirtualBox GUI Name: "nametest_foohost_1386347922"
Comments: If you explicitly define a VM, the name used replaces the token 'default'. This is the name vagrant outputs on the console. Simplifying based on
zook
's (commenter) inputSet Provider Name
Vagrant.configure('2') do |config| config.vm.box = "precise64" config.vm.box_url = "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box" config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |vb| vb.name = "foohost" end end
VirtualBox GUI Name: "foohost"
Comments: If you set the
name
attribute in a provider configuration block, that name will become the entire name displayed in the VirtualBox GUI.Combined Example: Define VM -and- Set Provider Name
Vagrant.configure('2') do |config| config.vm.box = "precise64" config.vm.box_url = "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box" config.vm.define "foohost" config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |vb| vb.name = "barhost" end end
VirtualBox GUI Name: "barhost"
Comments: If you use both methods at the same time, the value assigned to
name
in the provider configuration block wins. Simplifying based onzook
's (commenter) inputSet
hostname
(BONUS)Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config| config.vm.hostname = "buzbar" end
Comments: This sets the hostname inside the VM. This would be the output of
hostname
command in the VM and also this is what's visible in the prompt likevagrant@<hostname>
, here it will look likevagrant@buzbar
Final Code
Vagrant.configure('2') do |config|
config.vm.box = "precise64"
config.vm.box_url = "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box"
config.vm.hostname = "buzbar"
config.vm.define "foohost"
config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |vb|
vb.name = "barhost"
end
end
So there it is. You now know 3 different options you can set and the effects they have. I guess it's a matter of preference at this point? (I'm new to Vagrant, so I can't speak to best practices yet.)