From 0ba9ebc54a8aa8c67e3ca083b58a8763910b9d00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zimbatm Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 20:54:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Readme --- README.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 41ca018..2b588c2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,10 +1,34 @@ NixOS boxes for Vagrant ======================= -First install packer: http://packer.io (or `brew install packer`) +[NixOS](http://nixos.org) is a linux distribution based on a purely functional +package manager. This project builds .box images that can be used by +[vagrant](http://vagrantup.com), the VM manager. + +Status +------ + +stable + +Building the images +------------------- + +First install [packer](http://packer.io) and +[virtualbox](https://www.virtualbox.org/) Then: ``` -packer build --only=virtualbox nixos32-template.json +packer build nixbox32-template.json +# or +packer build nixbox64-template.json ``` + +The .box image is now ready to go and you can use it in vagrant: + +``` +vagrant box add nixbox32 nixbox32-virtualbox.box +# or +vagrant box add nixbox64-nixbox64-virtualbox.box +``` +