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--- layout: "vagrant-cloud" page_title: "Discovering Vagrant Boxes" sidebar_current: "vagrant-cloud-boxes-catalog" --- # Discovering Vagrant Boxes Vagrant Cloud serves a public, searchable index of Vagrant boxes. It's easy to find boxes you can use with Vagrant that contain the technologies you need for a Vagrant environment. You don't need a Vagrant Cloud account to use public boxes. 1. Go to the [Box search page](https://vagrantcloud.com/boxes/search) 1. Once you find a box, click its name to learn more about it. 1. When you're ready to use it, copy the name, such as "hashicorp/precise64" and initialize your Vagrant project with `vagrant init hashicorp/precise64`. Or, if you already have a Vagrant project created, modify the Vagrantfile to use the box: `config.vm.box = "hashicorp/precise64"` ## Provider Support Not all boxes are available for all providers. You may need to sort by a provider that you have on your local system to narrow down your search. ## Choosing the Right Box As with all software and configuration used from a public source, it's important to keep in mind whose box you're using. Here are some things to note when you're choosing a box: - __The username of the user__. If it's `bento` or `canonical`, you can likely trust the box more than an anonymous user - __The number of downloads of the box__. Heavily downloaded boxes are likely vetted more often by other members of the community. HashiCorp responds to reports of malicious software distributed via Vagrant Cloud and takes down boxes - __The latest release date__. More up-to-date boxes contain up-to-date software - __Availability of the box download__. Vagrant Cloud periodically checks if box has is publicly accessible. You can see this information on the box page next to the provider
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