FreeBSD Packer template

To create a vagrant box for FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE or -CURRENT (r276981):

• Install Vagrant
• Install Packer
• Clone this repo onto your machine
• Build the Vagrant box with:
  • 10.1: packer build template-10.1.json
  • -CURRENT: packer build template-current.json
• Wait.
• Add the appropriate Vagrant box for your system. For example:
  • VirtualBox CURRENT: vagrant box add --name FreeBSD-CURRENT-r276981 FreeBSD-CURRENT-r276981-virtualbox.box
  • VMware 10.1: vagrant box add --name FreeBSD-10.1 FreeBSD-10.1-RELEASE-vmware.box
• Initialize vagrant using: vagrant init --minimal <box name>
• Start the Vagrant VM: vagrant up
• Connect to the VM: vagrant ssh
• Hack away

Notes:

• The VM is set to have 1024MB of RAM and a 20GB drive
• When bringing vagrant boxes up for the first time, you will need sudo privileges to add entries in /etc/exports to allow vagrant to mount /vagrant in the guest. See Vagrant NFS synced folders