A Vagrant box is a base image that clones a virtual machine, for example an ubuntu server or a server containing everything to run a Laravel project.
Add a box to your computer vagrant box add VENDOR\BOXNAME.
Remove a box from your computer vagrant box remove VENDOR\BOXNAME.
Boxes are saved in ~/.vagrant.d/boxes.
Assign the box in the project Vagrantfile config.vm.box property.
Start the machine specified in the project Vagrantfile vagrant up.
Pause the machine in it's current state vagrant suspend.
Shut the machine down vagrant halt. The machine is still available and can be restarted with vagrant up.
Restart the machine vagrant reload. This is equivalent to vagrant halt, vagrant up.
Use vagrant reload after a change to the Vagrantfile. Force the provisioners with --provision flag as the provisioners only run on the first up that creates the environment.
Quickly run the provisioners vagrant provision.
Destroy the machine vagrant destroy. This will remove entirely including all databases.
Install software and configure the machine during the up process. This only runs on the first up that creates the environment.