# Parallels/vagrant-parallels

Vagrant Parallels Provider

Repository: https://github.com/Parallels/vagrant-parallels
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vagrant-parallels
Homepage: https://parallels.github.io/vagrant-parallels
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vagrant, plugin, parallels, parallels-desktop
Last push: 2026-06-24T15:25:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4835, "days_push": 70, "days_rel": 433, "gap_med": 9.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1012, forks 87 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:13.370743+00:00)

## What it is
An official Vagrant provider plugin that lets Vagrant manage Parallels Desktop for Mac virtual machines on macOS hosts. It supports core Vagrant features like shared folders, networking, forwarded ports, and Vagrant Share with Parallels Pro, Business, and Enterprise editions.

## Use cases
- manage parallels desktop vms with vagrant
- spin up reproducible development environments on macos
- replace virtualbox provider with parallels for vagrant
- automate vm provisioning on parallels desktop
- share folders and forward ports into parallels vms
- use vagrant boxes with parallels desktop

## When to choose
- you use Vagrant on macOS with Parallels Desktop Pro/Business/Enterprise installed
- you want faster VM performance than VirtualBox on Apple hardware
- you need Vagrant's standard workflow (boxes, shared folders, networking) backed by Parallels

## When to avoid
- you only have Parallels Desktop Standard edition, which lacks required CLI functionality
- you run Linux or Windows hosts, since the provider targets macOS only
- you don't use Vagrant or prefer managing VMs directly through Parallels' own tools

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management, cli
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli, ruby
- tags: vagrant, vagrant-plugin, parallels-desktop, virtual-machines, development-environments, virtualization, devops, macos

## Member repositories
- Parallels/vagrant-parallels (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.370743+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:43.421011+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Parallels/vagrant-parallels (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.370743+00:00, sha db1ac4d95153)
  - homepage: https://parallels.github.io/vagrant-parallels (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:14.366099+00:00, sha ceec9a9140cb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.