Vagrant — Complete CLI Commands Reference

# Start VM (create if first time)
vagrant up

# Start with specific provider
vagrant up --provider=virtualbox
vagrant up --provider=parallels

# Start a specific machine (multi-machine setup)
vagrant up db-master

# Stop VM gracefully (saves state)
vagrant halt

# Stop specific machine
vagrant halt db-master

# Force stop (like pulling power)
vagrant halt --force

# Restart VM
vagrant reload

# Reload and re-run provisioning
vagrant reload --provision

# Destroy VM completely (deletes all VM files)
vagrant destroy

# Destroy without confirmation prompt
vagrant destroy --force

# Destroy specific machine
vagrant destroy db-replica --force

# Show status of VMs in current directory
vagrant status

# Show status of ALL Vagrant VMs on your machine
vagrant global-status

# Show global status with pruned dead entries
vagrant global-status --prune

# Show SSH config for the VM
vagrant ssh-config

# Show SSH config for specific machine
vagrant ssh-config db-master

# SSH into the VM
vagrant ssh

# SSH into specific machine
vagrant ssh db-master

# Run a command inside VM without interactive shell
vagrant ssh -c "sudo systemctl status mysqld"

# SSH into VM using specific SSH key
vagrant ssh -- -i ~/.ssh/custom_key

# List all downloaded boxes
vagrant box list

# Add a box from Vagrant Cloud
vagrant box add generic/oracle8

# Add a box with specific provider
vagrant box add generic/oracle8 --provider virtualbox
vagrant box add generic/oracle8 --provider parallels

# Add a local box file
vagrant box add myoel8 /path/to/package.box

# Add with metadata (for parallels — correct way)
vagrant box add myoel8 /path/to/metadata.json

# Remove a box
vagrant box remove generic/oracle8

# Remove specific version
vagrant box remove generic/oracle8 --box-version 1.0.0

# Update a box to latest version
vagrant box update

# Update specific box
vagrant box update --box generic/oracle8

# Check for outdated boxes
vagrant box outdated

# Repackage an existing VM into a box
vagrant package --output mybox.box

# Prune old box versions
vagrant box prune

# Take a snapshot
vagrant snapshot save clean-install

# List all snapshots
vagrant snapshot list

# Restore a snapshot
vagrant snapshot restore clean-install

# Delete a snapshot
vagrant snapshot delete clean-install

# Push snapshot (unnamed — stack based)
vagrant snapshot push

# Pop snapshot (restore last unnamed)
vagrant snapshot pop

# List installed plugins
vagrant plugin list

# Install a plugin
vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest
vagrant plugin install vagrant-parallels
vagrant plugin install vagrant-disksize

# Update a plugin
vagrant plugin update vagrant-vbguest

# Update all plugins
vagrant plugin update

# Uninstall a plugin
vagrant plugin uninstall vagrant-vbguest

# Repair plugins
vagrant plugin repair

# Run provisioners on running VM
vagrant provision

# Run provisioners on specific machine
vagrant provision db-master

# Run specific provisioner by name
vagrant provision --provision-with shell

# Start VM and force provisioning
vagrant up --provision

# Start VM without running provisioners
vagrant up --no-provision

# Show forwarded ports
vagrant port

# Show ports for specific machine
vagrant port db-master