Use Published Boxes from Hosted or Local Metadata

Use published boxes through the generated metadata.json file rather than adding a .box file directly. Follow the steps below based on your metadata setup.

Using Hosted Metadata

If the publisher generated metadata with BOX_BASE_URL, you can add the box from the hosted metadata.json file:

vagrant box add https://<host>/electrocucaracha-boxes/ubuntu-jammy/metadata.json

Initialize and Start the Environment

1. Create a new directory for your environment:

   mkdir jammy-demo
   cd jammy-demo
   

2. Initialize the Vagrant environment:

   vagrant init electrocucaracha-boxes/ubuntu-jammy
   

3. Start the environment:

   vagrant up --provider=virtualbox
   

Hosted metadata is ideal when sharing box artifacts with multiple machines.

Using Local Metadata

If the metadata was generated without BOX_BASE_URL, each provider entry uses an absolute file:// URL pointing to the local .box file.

Add the box from the local metadata file:

vagrant box add /path/to/electrocucaracha-boxes/ubuntu-jammy/metadata.json

Requirements

Ensure the metadata.json file and the referenced .box files are available on the same machine.