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  The Docker provider does not require a Vagrant box. The "config.vm.box"
  setting is completely optional.
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# Docker Boxes

The Docker provider does not require a Vagrant box. The `config.vm.box`
setting is completely optional.

A box can still be used and specified, however, to provide defaults.
Because the `Vagrantfile` within a box is loaded as part of the
configuration loading sequence, it can be used to configure the
foundation of a development environment.

In general, however, you will not need a box with the Docker provider.