gis-machine

An Ubuntu VirtualBox machine with GIS software installed (created through Vagrant).

Included:

• Add the Ubuntu GIS repo. So you can do things like sudo apt-get install qgis

• Sets up PostGIS. User: dbuser Password: dbuser. In addition, it port forwards the VMs Postgresql/PostGIS port (5432) to the local machine's 5433 port so you can connect using your favorite sql client as if you were connecting to a locally-installed postgres.

Example:

psql -U dbuser -W -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5433

With this you can:

1.- create a VirtualBox GIS machine with a single command:

vagrant up

2.- login into it with a single command:

vagrant ssh

3.- stop it with a single command:

vagrant halt

4.- destroy it with a single command:

vagrant destroy

Cool huh?

Setup of GIS VirtualMachine

1.- Install Vagrant from the site http://www.vagrantup.com . I have tested it with Vagrant version 1.2.2. Earlier versions are known to have problems.

2.- Install VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads . I have tested it with VirtualBox 4.2.12. Earlier versions are known to have problems.

3.- Start vagrant

vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest
vagrant up

You are ready to go! You can now ssh into the VM which has the system already configured

vagrant ssh

Tips

1.- If using the VirtualBox option, you should be able to connect to the postgres machine using the port forwarding that has already been configured. Connect using:

psql -U dbuser -W dbuser-db -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5433