What is the best way to distribute an image?

[seanhess]

I'm trying to create a webserver image that I can distribute to my dev team. I want them to be able to download the image, install it somehow, and have the latest server. They would run all the server code using shared folders (so none of it would be in the image).

What is the best way to distribute it? Should I provide the VDI, or export an Appliance?

I also want to be able to make changes down the road and have them reinstall/update it.

Thanks!

[vbox4me2]

rSync.

[seanhess]

Ha.. awesome. So, I still want to send them an image to get started, even if I did use rsync and some 3rd server to sync to. Which file should I send?

I know IT departments use virtualization as a way to distribute standard environments to employees, and I'm pretty sure they don't just use rsync.... Maybe I didn't understand what you meant though.

Thanks!

[vbox4me2]

I use rsync to push and pull nearly 2 tb of data, vdi's and such, you can do the same for the xml files, just setup a folder structure with the neccesary vbox files on the rsync host and rsync away.

[seanhess]

Sweet thanks