diff --git a/vagrant/Vagrantfile b/vagrant/Vagrantfile
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+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+
+# Vagrantfile API/syntax version. Don't touch unless you know what you're doing!
+VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2"
+
+Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
+  # All Vagrant configuration is done here. The most common configuration
+  # options are documented and commented below. For a complete reference,
+  # please see the online documentation at vagrantup.com.
+
+  config.vm.box = "ubuntu/precise32"
+  
+  # Note: if it complains about guest extension versions, you can manually install them
+  # because each VirtualBox installation has the capability of mounting an ISO virtual
+  # CD to install its guest extension from.
+
+  # Create a forwarded port mapping which allows access to a specific port
+  # within the machine from a port on the host machine. 
+  config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 3306, host: 3306
+
+  config.vm.provision :shell, :path => "bootstrap.sh"
+
+end
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diff --git a/vagrant/bootstrap.sh b/vagrant/bootstrap.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+sudo apt-get update
+
+sudo apt-get clean
+
+sudo apt-get -y install libtool
+sudo apt-get -y install python-dev libyaml-dev libffi-dev
+sudo apt-get -y install python-pip
+
+cd /vagrant/
+
+sudo pip install --upgrade pip
+
+# Pip moved location after upgrade from 1.0
+sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/pip /usr/bin/pip 2>/dev/null
+
+sudo apt-get -y install libmysqlclient-dev 
+
+sudo pip install --allow-external mysql-connector-python mysql-connector-python
+sudo pip install --allow-external python-openfire python-openfire==0.2.3-beta
+sudo pip install https://github.com/eve-val/evelink/zipball/master
+sudo pip install --allow-external libffi-dev libffi-dev
+
+export MYSQL_ROOT_PASS=poitot
+
+sudo debconf-set-selections <<< "mysql-server mysql-server/root_password password $MYSQL_ROOT_PASS"
+sudo debconf-set-selections <<< "mysql-server mysql-server/root_password_again password $MYSQL_ROOT_PASS"
+sudo apt-get -y install mysql-server-5.5
+
+#check it's up
+sudo mysqladmin status -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASS
+
+echo 'Creating databases and allianceauth user'
+sudo mysqladmin -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASS create alliance_auth 
+sudo mysqladmin -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASS create alliance_forum
+sudo mysqladmin -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASS create alliance_mumble
+
+sudo mysql -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASS -e "CREATE USER 'allianceauth'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'allianceauth'"
+sudo mysql -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASS -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * TO 'allianceauth'@'localhost'";
+
+sudo mysqladmin -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASS flush-privileges
+
+sudo apt-get -y install rabbitmq-server
+
+sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+chmod +x *.sh
+
+echo '--------'
+echo 'Almost there!'
+echo 'Next steps:\n'
+echo '1. Adjust mysql root password if you feel so inclined.'
+echo '2. Adjust all the stuff in ./alliance_auth/settings.py.'
+echo '3. Run sudo python manage.py syncdb to set up the database tables'
+echo "4. run cd /vagrant/; ./startup.sh to start, and ./shutdown.sh to stop."
+echo '--------'
diff --git a/vagrant/shutdown.sh b/vagrant/shutdown.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+ps ww | grep 'manage.py' | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}' | xargs kill
diff --git a/vagrant/startup.sh b/vagrant/startup.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# TODO route log output to file.
+python manage.py syncdb
+
+python manage.py shell < run_alliance_corp_update.py
+
+python manage.py celeryd --verbosity=2 --loglevel=DEBUG &
+python manage.py celerybeat --verbosity=2 --loglevel=DEBUG &
+
+python manage.py runserver &