# Vagrant Installation Notes

1. Download and install [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads).

2. Download and install [Vagrant](http://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html).

3. Clone Dokku.

    ```shell
    git clone https://github.com/dokku/dokku.git
    ```

4. Create VM.

    ```shell
    # Optional ENV arguments:
    # - `BOX_NAME`
    # - `BOX_URI`
    # - `BOX_MEMORY`
    # - `DOKKU_DOMAIN`
    # - `DOKKU_IP`
    # - `FORWARDED_PORT`.
    cd path/to/dokku
    
    # for most users
    vagrant up
    
    # windows users must instead use the following in an elevated command prompt
    vagrant up dokku-windows
    ```

5. Setup SSH Config in `~/.ssh/config`.

    ```ini
    Host dokku.me
        Port 22
    ```

    > For users that have customized the IP address of their VM - either in a custom `Vagrantfile` or via the `DOKKU_IP` environment variable - and are not using `10.0.0.2` for the Vagrant IP, you'll need to instead use the output of `vagrant ssh-config dokku` for your `~/.ssh/config` entry.

6. Connect to the server via `vagrant ssh` and add your ssh key to the install. Additionally, set the global domain name to `dokku.me`.

    ```shell
    # usually your key is already available under the current user's `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` file
    cat ~/.ssh/authorized_keys | dokku ssh-keys:add admin

    # you can use any domain you already have access to
    dokku domains:set-global dokku.me
    ```

    > Please note, the `dokku.me` domain is setup to point to `10.0.0.2` along with all subdomains (i.e. `yourapp.dokku.me`). If you change the `DOKKU_IP` in your Vagrant setup you'll need to update your `/etc/hosts` file to point your reconfigured IP address.

You are now ready to deploy an app or install plugins.