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# Create a new Vagrantfile with image
vagrant init hashicorp/bionic64


# Start the VM from stopped or suspend state
vagrant up


# SSH into the VM
vagrant ssh


# SSH into VM with X11
vagrant ssh -- -X
# in Vagrantfile, set config.ssh.forward_x11 to true
# For guest, install xauth
# If on Windows, use Xming X server and Putty for display


# View SSH configuration related to VM
vagrant ssh-config
## Recreate the vagrant public key using the identify file listed in
## the output of the ssh-config command
ssh-keygen -y -f <identity-file-location> > key.pub
## key.pub can be used to restore vagrant access to the VM
## by appending the contents to the /home/vagrant/.ssh/authorized_keys file


# Reload the VM after changes to Vagrantfile
vagrant reload --provision


# Temporarilty suspend the VM for start up later
vagrant suspend


# Stop the VM
vagrant halt


# Destroy the VM
vagrant destroy
# Destroy the VM without confirmation
vagrant destroy -f


# Add box to local cache
vagrant box add hashicorp/bionic64


# Update a specific box
vagrant box update --box archlinux/archlinux


# List all environments on the system for the logged in user
vagrant global-status


# List all boxes
vagrant box list


# Delete a vagrant box
vagrant box remove hashicorp/bionic64

Proxy

Section titled “Proxy”
Terminal window
# Enable proxy support using plugin
# See instructions at https://github.com/tmatilai/vagrant-proxyconf
vagrant plugin install vagrant-proxyconf
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  if Vagrant.has_plugin?("vagrant-proxyconf")
    config.proxy.http     = "http://192.168.0.2:3128/"
    config.proxy.https    = "http://192.168.0.2:3128/"
    config.proxy.no_proxy = "localhost,127.0.0.1,.example.com"
    config.proxy.enabled = true
  end
  # ... other stuff
end