Shruti_Containerization_lab

EXPERIMENT – 1

Virtual Machine and Container Setup

Part A: Virtual Machine using Vagrant (Windows)

Step 1: Install VirtualBox

Download and install VirtualBox from the official website:

🔗 https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Download VirtualBox

Step 2: Install Vagrant

Download and install Vagrant from:

🔗 https://developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/install

Download Vagrant

Verify Vagrant Installation

Check the installed version:

vagrant --version

Vagrant Version

Step 3: Initialize Vagrant with Ubuntu Box

Initialize Vagrant using Ubuntu:

vagrant init hashicorp/bionic64

Vagrant Init

Start the Virtual Machine

vagrant up

Vagrant Up

Access the Virtual Machine

vagrant ssh

Vagrant SSH

Step 4: Install Nginx inside the VM

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx

Verify Nginx Installation

curl localhost

Verify Nginx

Utilization Matrix (Running State)

Running State Matrix

Stop the Virtual Machine

vagrant halt

Vagrant Halt

Remove the Virtual Machine

vagrant destroy

Part B: Container using WSL

Step 1: Install WSL 2

wsl --install

WSL Install

Step 2: Install Ubuntu on WSL

wsl --install -d Ubuntu

Ubuntu on WSL

Step 3: Install Docker Engine inside WSL

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y docker.io
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

Docker Install Docker Service Start Docker User Group

Logout and login again to apply group changes.

Step 4: Run Ubuntu Container with Nginx

docker pull nginx
docker run -d -p 8080:80 --name nginx-container nginx

Docker Pull Docker Run

Step 5: Verify Nginx in Container

curl localhost:8080

Nginx in Container

Result

Virtual machines were successfully created using Vagrant and containers were deployed using Docker inside WSL. Nginx was installed and verified in both environments.