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"Parallels Desktop is primarily used for testing Microsoft Windows browsers within macOS. Running Microsoft Windows 10 within Parallels allows us to test both the Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge browsers for front-end development. It can also be used to run Windows-specific software that will not work in macOS, as well as add support for writing to NTFS drive partitions."
"Parallels are used to run VMs locally on MacBook developer machines - most commonly to run Windows applications or to check bugs and code pertaining to Windows from the standard-issued MacBooks. This is important as, while development productivity is highest using MacBooks, our customers are more often using the UI tools on Windows for authoring tasks."
"I realized the Parallels hypervisor is actually much better when it comes to resource usage. Apple's hypervisor often uses double the amount of RAM."
Concentrate on your code without worrying about your setup and environment. Use Vagrant to easily create and manage portable development environments across platforms and in different operating systems with Parallels Desktop Pro.
Fast-track your software development across platforms with the power of Vagrant plus Parallels Desktop. Manage all your tasks in a single workflow and use Vagrant commands to control your VMs, regardless of the OS or platform.
Use the integrated Vagrant extension to automate your workflows and easily create isolated testing environments and test in various OSs.
Share your Vagrant boxes or Vagrant environments with fellow developers and other collaborators using HTTP or SSH Vagrant sharing.
The Vagrant extension for Parallels Desktop enables you to automate your development workflows, therefore decreasing setup time, increasing production parity, and ensures that your code works wherever it needs to work.
Using Vagrant Share, you can grant access to colleagues, collaborators, and anyone else who needs it, making it useful for remote debugging, pair programming, and more.
Customize all the Parallels-specific aspects of your virtual machines, like virtual machine names, creating optimized linked clones, modifying VM settings with prlctl, and automatically updating Parallels Tools.
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Download and install Parallels Desktop on your Mac.
Once installed, install the Vagrant plugin.
After installing Vagrant, you can run development environments that can live on your computer or in the cloud, and are portable between Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing development environments. It provides the framework and configuration format to create and manage complete portable development environments. These development environments can live on your computer or in the cloud, and are portable between Windows, macOS, and Linux.
The Parallels provider for Vagrant is a plugin officially supported by Parallels that enables users to manage portable development environments in virtual machines powered by Parallels Desktop for Mac.
Yes, you need the Pro Edition or Business Edition of Parallels Desktop to use Vagrant with Parallels Desktop. Starting with Parallels Desktop 18.3.0, you can create a macOS virtual machine box with Vagrant and Parallels Desktop. Learn more about how to use Vagrant with Parallels Desktop + Vagrant for complete documentation.
Yes, you can run and debug your code in Windows, Linux, and mac VMS using Vagrant plus Parallels Desktop. Learn more about the Parallels Provider integration which allows Vagrant to power Parallels Desktop for Mac virtual machines.
Yes, you can test different scenarios in different operating systems using the Vagrant Parallels Provider integration, which lets you run multiple VMs with Parallels Desktop on your Mac, all powered by Vagrant. Check out the documentation to learn more.
If you are having issues installing the Vagrant plugin, ensure that you are using Parallels Desktop Pro or Business Edition and that you have Xcode Command Line Tools installed. If you are still having trouble, review the steps on how to install the Vagrant plugin for Parallels Desktop.
Yes, Vagrant is integrated with the Parallels Desktop Visual Studio extension, allowing you to automate your workflows seamlessly. Learn how to create a Vagrant box in Visual Studio code here.
Yes, Vagrant works on M1, M2, and M3 series Macs with Parallels Desktop.
Yes, you can create a macOS virtual machine box using Vagrant on an M-series Mac.
Yes, you can use Vagrant to override the Mac address for macOS VMs on M chips Macs.
You can change the hypervisor to the Apple Hypervisor to the Parallels Hypervisor in Vagrant.
Yes, the Parallels Provider for Vagrant is free and open for contributions on GitHub.
Access projects and extensions and contribute to the Parallels Desktop GitHub community.
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