From 07408fcc3d6c00b9675db1bbbc4c6ae7cffba8cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Barnett Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:53:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md to add instructions on building using the scripts. --- README.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 94316d5..6888721 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ Requirements: * [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) * Internet connection -To build: +To build automatically: +1. Run the build_win2008.sh script if using bash, or build_win2008.ps1 if using Windows. +2. If the command completes successfully, run 'vagrant up'. +3. When this process completes, you should be able to open the VM within VirtualBox and login. The default credentials are U: vagrant and P: vagrant. + +To build manually: 1. Clone this repo and navigate to the main directory. 2. Build the base VM image by running `packer build windows_2008_r2.json`. This will take a while the first time you run it since it has to download the OS installation ISO.