[Container-tools] Creating a download location for ADB Vagrant boxes

[Dusty Mabe]

On 10/14/2015 11:28 AM, Lalatendu Mohanty wrote:
> On 10/08/2015 04:02 PM, Lalatendu Mohanty wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> As part of ADB project we are planning to do time based release (i.e. 
>> every month) +  intermediate releases for blocker bugs and security 
>> issues etc.
>>
>> There are two ways to deliver the vagrant box to users.
>>
>> 1. Making the box available somewhere, so that users can download it 
>> through http or ftp.
>> 2. Uploading or link the Vagrant box from atlas.hashicorp.com
>>
>> So for both the two delivery mechanism we need a http/ftp download 
>> location to put the boxes, so that community can consume it. 
>> Currently the box is CentOS based, so we are discussing to get the 
>> ADB Vagrant included in to CentOS SIG (most be Atomic SIG or 
>> something appropriate) [1] .
>>
>> However it is moving slowly then expected, so I think it would be 
>> better to get a http/ftp location where we can host boxes for 
>> community to consume. It will help us in below things.
>>
>> 1. This location can be used to host things from container tools team.
>> 2. We can host the Vagrant box till it is accepted in respective 
>> communities.
>>
>> Comments/suggestions are welcome.
>>
>> [1] 
>> https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2015-September/013777.html
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lala
>
>
> ADB is accepted in to  the Atomic SIG.  This means CentOS can host the 
> ADB Vagrant box  in an http location which the SIG produces. That kind 
> of solves lot of things with respect to download location for ADB.
>
> However I think having a separate download location for upstream ADB 
> will help in agility of upstream of ADB. For example if we want to 
> produce something  which is not ready for the CentOS community (Or 
> SIG) we can host it on the ADB download location .

Would these be just development/beta boxes for us to use when testing? 
If so you might be able to use something like 
https://dustymabe.fedorapeople.org/ . Although it would be better to 
have a more official location.

Dusty