IaC Development Workflow - Vagrantfile

Vagrantfile

# Some of the adjusted Vagrantfile for context.

VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2"

Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|

  config.vm.box = "hashicorp/precise64"
  
  # ...

  # This will mount our salt code at `/srv` inside the VM.
  config.vm.synced_folder "../", "/srv/"

  # ...
  
  ## Use all the defaults:
  config.vm.provision :salt do |salt|

    # The minion config file is also inside the `vagrant` folder
    salt.minion_config = "minion_config"
    
    # Run the highstate on VM during the initial provisioning.
    salt.run_highstate = true
    
    # See the details.
    salt.verbose = true
    
    # Optional: We need a specific salt version for our environment. You might not.
    salt.install_type = "git"
    salt.install_args = "v2014.1.10"
    
    # Optional: Specify vagrant-specific overrides.
    # For example, our policies specify running the SSH daemon on a nonstandard port, 
    # but we want to override that for development purposes inside our Vagrant box.
    # These pillars exist for any vagrant-initiated salt calls, whereas any internal
    # calls (say, after SSHing in and running salt-call) will not be aware.
    # You can (messily) get around this by also adding an `ext_pillar` stanza to the
    # minion_config file and specifying a list item of `cmd_yaml: cat filename`,
    # where `filename` is a yaml file with the same pillars as below. There's
    # probably a better way.
    salt.pillar({
      "sshd_config" => {
        "Port" => 22
      }
    })

  end

  # ...
  
end