Vagrant
Available only in PyCharm Professional: download to try or compare editions
On this page, enable Vagrant support in PyCharm, specify the location of the VagrantFile, and handle the list of Vagrant base boxes to use in creation of virtual boxes (instances).
Make sure that Vagrant and Oracle's VirtualBox are downloaded, installed, and configured on your computer as described in Vagrant: Working with Reproducible Development Environments.
Make sure that the parent folders of the following executable files are added to the system PATH variable:
vagrant.bat or vagrant from your Vagrant installation. This should be done automatically by the Vagrant installer.
VBoxManage.exe or VBoxManage from your Oracle's VirtualBox installation.
Before you start working with Vagrant, make sure that:
Vagrant is downloaded and installed.
The Vagrant plugin is enabled. The plugin is bundled with PyCharm and is activated by default. If the plugin is not activated, enable it on the Plugins page of the IDE settings Control+Alt+S as described in Install plugins.
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Vagrant executable | Specify the fully qualified address of the executable file: vagrant.bat for Windows, vagrant for Unix and macOS. Type the path manually, or click the browse button and locate the desired file in the dialog that opens. | |||||||||||||||
Instance folder | Specify here the fully qualified path to the directory, where the task Note that you can create an instance folder in any location, for example, in a project root. When a new remote interpreter is created, this project root location will be suggested by default as the instance folder. A Vagrantfile is a configuration file that defines the instance (virtual machine) you need. The file contains the virtual IP address, port mappings, and the memory size to assign. The file can specify which folders are shared and which third-party software should be installed. According to the Vagrantfile your instance (virtual machine) is configured, provisioned against the relevant Vagrant base box, and deployed on your computer. A Vagrantfile is created through the When creation of an instance (virtual machine) is invoked either through the You can create a Vagrantfile in any directory and appoint it as instance folder. If the field is empty, PyCharm will treat the project root as the instance folder and look for a Vagrantfile in it. | |||||||||||||||
Provider | Use this field to specify the provider to be used by | |||||||||||||||
Environment variable | Click the ellipsis button or press Shift+Enter to specify the shell variables to be used to configure the providers' behavior. | |||||||||||||||
Boxes and Plugins tabs | ||||||||||||||||
Boxes | This list shows the predefined Vagrant base boxes available in PyCharm. Each item presents a Vagrant base box on which Vagrant configures and launches its instances (virtual machines). The entries of this list correspond to the output of the command
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Plugins | Use this table to view and change the list of available plugins.
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