From 076f342d2c429caef666a1933956a1764c861d8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kaitlincart Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 13:15:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add next steps for creating a box --- website/content/docs/boxes/index.mdx | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/content/docs/boxes/index.mdx b/website/content/docs/boxes/index.mdx index 4ed77ce7d..c5b9c13b4 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/boxes/index.mdx +++ b/website/content/docs/boxes/index.mdx @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description: |- # Vagrant boxes -Boxes are the package format for Vagrant environments. You specify a box environment and operating configurations in your [Vagrantfile](/docs/vagrantfile). You can use a box on any [supported platform](https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads) to bring up identical working environments. To enable teams to use and manage the same boxes, versions are supported. +Boxes are the package format for Vagrant environments. You specify a box environment and operating configurations in your [Vagrantfile](/docs/vagrantfile). You can use a box on any [supported platform](https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads) to bring up identical working environments. To enable teams to use and manage the same boxes, [versions are supported](/docs/boxes/versioning). ~> Boxes require a provider, a virtualization product, to operate. Before you can use a box, ensure that you have properly installed a supported [provider](/docs/providers). @@ -70,3 +70,9 @@ Special thanks to the Bento project for providing a solid base template for the ~> It is often a point of confusion, but Canonical, the company that makes the Ubuntu operating system, publishes boxes under the "ubuntu" namespace on Vagrant Cloud. These boxes only support VirtualBox. +## Create a box + +If you are unable to find a box that meets your specific use case, you can create one. We recommend that you first create a [base box](/docs/boxes/base) to have a clean slate to start from when you build future development environments. + +Learn more about [box formats](/docs/boxes/format) to get started. +