How to set up a working environment on Windows for Ubuntu?

Question

PHP

Hello!
I am a PHP developer working on Windows, using OpenServer as a web server. I have no questions about OpenServer, but more and more often I come across the fact that it would be better if everything was running on what it runs on the server - on Ubuntu for example.
What I want:
Minimally changing my usual development process, test the application locally on Ubuntu.
I don’t want to switch completely to Ubuntu, I started to google, everywhere they talk about Vagrant.
But I decided to ask you, who solved the problem for themselves. In order not to waste time on mistakes, take on faith what you said and quickly implement and work.
I would be grateful for links to info.
Thank you!

Answer 1

Use Virtualbox, install ubuntu on it, configure ssh and lamp.
Run virtualbox in the background - so as not to interfere.
Through samba, share a folder in "my computer" (connect a network drive) and right there it is convenient to edit the code, view the result through the browser.
I have the same scheme, only not virtualbox, but a real server.

Answer 2

Vagrant+Puppet (for example)

Answer 3

For your purposes, homestead may be suitable - a ready-made box from the creators of laravel, it is not much more complicated to set up than an open server

Answer 4

Vagrant + ansible.