Company
Date Published
Author
Frits Hoogland
Word count
952
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The YugabyteDB Vagrant Box allows users to easily test and run a YugabyteDB cluster without installing and configuring it manually, using Vagrant on Windows, Linux or Mac OS X. The box is non-official for demo purposes only, but provides a quick way to start and scale the cluster as needed. To use the box, users must have Virtualbox and Vagrant installed, with a reasonable internet connection and enough disk space. The YugabyteDB cluster can be configured using environment variables, including replication factor, number of machines, memory, and CPUs. Users can manipulate virtual machines using various Vagrant commands, such as `vagrant up`, `vagrant halt`, and `vagrant destroy`.