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24 alternatives to Developing with Vagrant

Use Vagrant for Rails development.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Developing with Vagrant launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Vagrant▲9

   Development environments made easy

   2014 · developer.hashicorp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Prelang▲82

   Automatic Rails Development

   2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Developing Rails API Applications▲9

   Learn to develop APIs using Rails 5

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   GitHub Project Management▲115

   No-fluff guide to building a collaborative development team

   2016 · zenhub.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Practicing Rails▲104

   Learn Rails without getting overwhelmed.

   2014 · justinweiss.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Full Stack Radio - 27: Ben Orenstein ▲64

   Talk about Outside-in TDD, Dependency Injection and Rails

   2015 · fullstackradio.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Vagrantfile for every language – Looking for contributors▲20

   A Virtual Machine for every language. Contribute to adlawson/vagrantfiles development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ruby on Rails Podcast - 201: API-first, planning-second▲91

   Building REST API's with Rails

   2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Handy vagrant plugin that lets you use environment variables from .env▲5

   At OvrClk, we use Vagrant to develop and test our chef cookbooks and it has become an integral part of our workflow.

   2014 · gregosuri.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Efficient Rails DevOps▲73

    Efficiently manage your Rails environment with Ansible.

    2015 · efficientrailsdevops.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ruby on Rails - 207: Choosing the Right Systems for the Job with Sam Lambert▲73

    Sam Lambert from GitHub shares how he chooses systems

    2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

12. 12
    I'm writing a leanpub book - Upgrade to Rails 4▲29

    2013 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kickstart▲55

    Ruby on Rails application templates for smart developers

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Codecademy's Learn Rails▲151

    Codecademy's new learning interface now teaches you Rails

    2015 · codecademy.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hello Ruby▲62

    Adventures in coding

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AB
    A book on Building API's with Rails▲8

    2014 · apionrails.icalialabs.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    GoRails▲119

    Ruby on Rails screencasts for Web Developers

    2015 · gorails.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98

    Launch of podcasts, API-first, React.js and Heroku

    2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Docker for Beginners▲66

    docker for beginners

    2016 · docker-curriculum.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Recruiting 101 for Startups▲71

    A guide for startups on how to recruit your first hires.

    2016 · getweirdly.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Start Here: Ruby on Rails - How to Be A Successful Ruby on Rails Developer & The Advanced Beginner Trap▲57

    How to overcome the trap of the advanced beginner. 💪

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Developer To Author▲77

    Generate passive income & propel your profile

    2015 · befused.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Start Small, Stay Small▲66

    A developer's guide to launching a startup

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ansible for DevOps▲74

    Server and configuration management for humans

    2015 · ansiblefordevops.com · its alternatives →

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