vagrant-hostsupdater
A Vagrant plugin that automatically manages /etc/hosts entries for your development VMs.
What is vagrant-hostsupdater?
Vagrant Hostsupdater is a Ruby gem plugin for Vagrant that automatically updates the host machine's `/etc/hosts` file. It maps hostnames to the IP addresses of Vagrant virtual machines, solving the problem of manually editing hosts files for local development environments.
Developers and DevOps engineers using Vagrant for local development who need seamless hostname resolution for their virtual machines without manual configuration.
It eliminates the tedious manual editing of hosts files, automates the process across Vagrant lifecycle commands, and supports advanced configurations like multiple network adapters and cloud providers.
Overview
Vagrant Hostsupdater is a plugin for Vagrant that automatically adds and removes entries in the host system's /etc/hosts file. It simplifies local development by mapping hostnames to the IP addresses of Vagrant virtual machines, eliminating the need for manual hosts file edits.
Key Features
- Automatic Hosts Management — Adds entries on
vagrant up,resume, andreload, and removes them onhalt,destroy, andsuspend. - Alias Support — Allows defining multiple hostname aliases for a single IP address.
- Multiple Network Adapters — Supports mapping specific hostnames to different private network IPs using a hash configuration.
- Skip Option — Enables skipping hosts updates for specific network configurations with a
hostsupdater: "skip"flag. - Privilege Escalation Control — Provides instructions for suppressing sudo/UAC prompts on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- Cloud Provider Integration — Includes support for AWS and Google Cloud providers, detecting public IPs from instance tags or names.
Philosophy
It aims to streamline the development workflow by automating a repetitive manual task, ensuring that hostname resolution works seamlessly across Vagrant environments.
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