diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 755cf202b..48af4ae51 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -1,78 +1,21 @@
-# -*- mode: ruby -*-
-# vi: set ft=ruby :
 
-# Config Github Settings
-github_username = "fideloper"
-github_repo     = "Vaprobash"
-github_branch   = "1.0.0"
-github_url      = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/#{github_username}/#{github_repo}/#{github_branch}"
-
-# Server Configuration
-
-hostname        = "vaprobash.dev"
-
-# Set a local private network IP address.
-# See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network for explanation
-# You can use the following IP ranges:
-#   10.0.0.1    - 10.255.255.254
-#   172.16.0.1  - 172.31.255.254
-#   192.168.0.1 - 192.168.255.254
 server_ip             = "192.168.22.10"
 server_memory         = "384" # MB
-server_swap           = "768" # Options: false | int (MB) - Guideline: Between one or two times the server_memory
 server_timezone       = "UTC"
 
-# Database Configuration
-mysql_root_password   = "root"   # We'll assume user "root"
-mysql_version         = "5.5"    # Options: 5.5 | 5.6
-mysql_enable_remote   = "false"  # remote access enabled when true
-pgsql_root_password   = "root"   # We'll assume user "root"
-
-# Languages and Packages6
-ruby_version          = "latest" # Choose what ruby version should be installed (will also be the default version)
-ruby_gems             = [        # List any Ruby Gems that you want to install
-  #"jekyll",
-  #"sass",
-  #"compass",
-]
-
-# To install HHVM instead of PHP, set this to "true"
-hhvm                  = "false"
-
-# PHP Options
-composer_packages     = [        # List any global Composer packages that you want to install
-  #"phpunit/phpunit:4.0.*",
-  #"codeception/codeception=*",
-  #"phpspec/phpspec:2.0.*@dev",
-  #"squizlabs/php_codesniffer:1.5.*",
-]
-
-# Default web server document root
-# Symfony's public directory is assumed "web"
-# Laravel's public directory is assumed "public"
-public_folder         = "/vagrant"
-
-laravel_root_folder   = "/vagrant/laravel" # Where to install Laravel. Will `composer install` if a composer.json file exists
-laravel_version       = "latest-stable" # If you need a specific version of Laravel, set it here
-symfony_root_folder   = "/vagrant/symfony" # Where to install Symfony.
-
-nodejs_version        = "latest"   # By default "latest" will equal the latest stable version
-nodejs_packages       = [          # List any global NodeJS packages that you want to install
-  #"grunt-cli",
-  #"gulp",
-  #"bower",
-  #"yo",
-]
+public_folder         = "/vagrant" 
 
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
 
-  # Set server to Ubuntu 14.04
-  config.vm.box = "ubuntu/trusty64"
+  # Set server to Ubuntu 12.04
+  config.vm.box = "precise64"
+
+  config.vm.box_url = "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box"
 
   # Create a hostname, don't forget to put it to the `hosts` file
   # This will point to the server's default virtual host
   # TO DO: Make this work with virtualhost along-side xip.io URL
-  config.vm.hostname = hostname
+  config.vm.hostname = "friendica.dev"
 
   # Create a static IP
   config.vm.network :private_network, ip: server_ip
@@ -97,167 +40,20 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
   # If using VMWare Fusion
   config.vm.provider "vmware_fusion" do |vb, override|
     override.vm.box_url = "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64_vmware.box"
-
+    
     # Set server memory
     vb.vmx["memsize"] = server_memory
 
   end
 
-  # If using Vagrant-Cachier
-  # http://fgrehm.viewdocs.io/vagrant-cachier
-  if Vagrant.has_plugin?("vagrant-cachier")
-    # Configure cached packages to be shared between instances of the same base box.
-    # Usage docs: http://fgrehm.viewdocs.io/vagrant-cachier/usage
-    config.cache.scope = :box
-
-    config.cache.synced_folder_opts = {
-        type: :nfs,
-        mount_options: ['rw', 'vers=3', 'tcp', 'nolock']
-    }
-  end
-
-  ####
-  # Base Items
-  ##########
-
-  # Provision Base Packages
-  config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/base.sh", args: [github_url, server_swap]
-
-  # Provision PHP
-  config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/php.sh", args: [server_timezone, hhvm]
-
-  # Enable MSSQL for PHP
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/mssql.sh"
-
-  # Provision Vim
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/vim.sh", args: github_url
-
-
-  ####
-  # Web Servers
-  ##########
-
-  # Provision Apache Base
-  config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/apache.sh", args: [server_ip, public_folder, hostname, github_url]
-
-  # Provision Nginx Base
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/nginx.sh", args: [server_ip, public_folder, hostname, github_url]
-
-
-  ####
-  # Databases
-  ##########
-
-  # Provision MySQL
-  config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/mysql.sh", args: [mysql_root_password, mysql_version, mysql_enable_remote]
-
-  # Provision PostgreSQL
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/pgsql.sh", args: pgsql_root_password
-
-  # Provision SQLite
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/sqlite.sh"
-
-  # Provision RethinkDB
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/rethinkdb.sh", args: pgsql_root_password
-
-  # Provision Couchbase
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/couchbase.sh"
-
-  # Provision CouchDB
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/couchdb.sh"
-
-  # Provision MongoDB
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/mongodb.sh"
-
-  # Provision MariaDB
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/mariadb.sh", args: [mysql_root_password, mysql_enable_remote]
-
-  ####
-  # Search Servers
-  ##########
-
-  # Install Elasticsearch
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/elasticsearch.sh"
-
-  # Install SphinxSearch
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/sphinxsearch.sh"
-
-  ####
-  # Search Server Administration (web-based)
-  ##########
-
-  # Install ElasticHQ
-  # Admin for: Elasticsearch
-  # Works on: Apache2, Nginx
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/elastichq.sh"
-
-
-  ####
-  # In-Memory Stores
-  ##########
-
-  # Install Memcached
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/memcached.sh"
-
-  # Provision Redis (without journaling and persistence)
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/redis.sh"
-
-  # Provision Redis (with journaling and persistence)
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/redis.sh", args: "persistent"
-  # NOTE: It is safe to run this to add persistence even if originally provisioned without persistence
-
-
-  ####
-  # Utility (queue)
-  ##########
-
-  # Install Beanstalkd
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/beanstalkd.sh"
-
-  # Install Heroku Toolbelt
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "https://toolbelt.heroku.com/install-ubuntu.sh"
-
-  # Install Supervisord
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/supervisord.sh"
-
-  ####
-  # Additional Languages
-  ##########
-
-  # Install Nodejs
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/nodejs.sh", privileged: false, args: nodejs_packages.unshift(nodejs_version, github_url)
-
-  # Install Ruby Version Manager (RVM)
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/rvm.sh", privileged: false, args: ruby_gems.unshift(ruby_version)
-
-  ####
-  # Frameworks and Tooling
-  ##########
-
-  # Provision Composer
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/composer.sh", privileged: false, args: composer_packages.join(" ")
-
-  # Provision Laravel
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/laravel.sh", privileged: false, args: [server_ip, laravel_root_folder, public_folder, laravel_version]
-
-  # Provision Symfony
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/symfony.sh", privileged: false, args: [server_ip, symfony_root_folder, public_folder]
-
-  # Install Screen
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/screen.sh"
-
-  # Install config Mailcatcher
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/mailcatcher.sh"
-
-  # Install git-ftp
-  # config.vm.provision "shell", path: "#{github_url}/scripts/git-ftp.sh", privileged: false
-
+  
   ####
   # Local Scripts
   # Any local scripts you may want to run post-provisioning.
   # Add these to the same directory as the Vagrantfile.
   ##########
-  config.vm.provision "shell", path: "./util/vagrant_provision.sh"
+
   config.vm.synced_folder "./", "/vagrant/", :owner=> 'www-data', :group=>'vagrant', :mount_options => ['dmode=775', 'fmode=775']
+  config.vm.provision "shell", path: "./util/vagrant_provision.sh" 
 
 end
diff --git a/util/vagrant_provision.sh b/util/vagrant_provision.sh
index 448e80fed..ae354bb42 100644
--- a/util/vagrant_provision.sh
+++ b/util/vagrant_provision.sh
@@ -3,28 +3,82 @@
 #
 #DO NOT RUN on your physical machine as this won't be of any use 
 #and f.e. deletes your /var/www/ folder!
+echo "Friendica configuration settings"
+sudo apt-get update
+
+#Selfsigned cert
+echo ">>> Installing *.xip.io self-signed SSL"
+SSL_DIR="/etc/ssl/xip.io"
+DOMAIN="*.xip.io"
+PASSPHRASE="vaprobash"
+SUBJ="
+C=US
+ST=Connecticut
+O=Vaprobash
+localityName=New Haven
+commonName=$DOMAIN
+organizationalUnitName=
+emailAddress=
+"
+sudo mkdir -p "$SSL_DIR"
+sudo openssl genrsa -out "$SSL_DIR/xip.io.key" 1024
+sudo openssl req -new -subj "$(echo -n "$SUBJ" | tr "\n" "/")" -key "$SSL_DIR/xip.io.key" -out "$SSL_DIR/xip.io.csr" -passin pass:$PASSPHRASE
+sudo openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in "$SSL_DIR/xip.io.csr" -signkey "$SSL_DIR/xip.io.key" -out "$SSL_DIR/xip.io.crt"
+
+
+#Install apache2
+echo ">>> Installing Apache2 webserver"
+sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/apache2
+sudo apt-key update
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y apache2
+sudo a2enmod rewrite actions ssl
+sudo cp /vagrant/util/vagrant_vhost.sh /usr/local/bin/vhost
+sudo chmod guo+x /usr/local/bin/vhost
+sudo vhost -s 192.168.22.10.xip.io -d /var/www -p /etc/ssl/xip.io -c xip.io -a friendica.dev
+sudo a2dissite 000-default
+sudo service apache2 restart
+
+#Install php
+echo ">>> Installing PHP5"
+sudo apt-get install -y php5 libapache2-mod-php5 php5-cli php5-mysql php5-curl php5-gd
+sudo service apache2 restart
+
+#Install mysql
+echo ">>> Installing Mysql"
+sudo debconf-set-selections <<< "mysql-server mysql-server/root_password password root"
+sudo debconf-set-selections <<< "mysql-server mysql-server/root_password_again password root"
+sudo apt-get install -qq mysql-server
+# enable remote access
+# setting the mysql bind-address to allow connections from everywhere
+sed -i "s/bind-address.*/bind-address = 0.0.0.0/" /etc/mysql/my.cnf
+# adding grant privileges to mysql root user from everywhere
+# thx to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7528967/how-to-grant-mysql-privileges-in-a-bash-script for this
+MYSQL=`which mysql`
+Q1="GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'root' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
+Q2="FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+SQL="${Q1}${Q2}"
+$MYSQL -uroot -proot -e "$SQL"
+service mysql restart
 
 #make the vagrant directory the docroot
-rm -rf /var/www/
-ln -fs /vagrant /var/www
+sudo rm -rf /var/www/
+sudo ln -fs /vagrant /var/www
 
 #delete .htconfig.php file if it exists to have a fresh friendica 
 #installation
 if [ -f /vagrant/.htconfig.php ]
   then
-    rm /vagrant/.htconfig.php
+    sudo rm /vagrant/.htconfig.php
 fi
 
-#change ownership of dir where sessions are stored
-chown -R www-data:www-data /var/lib/php5
-
 #create the friendica database
 echo "create database friendica" | mysql -u root -proot
 
 #create cronjob
 echo "*/10 * * * * cd /vagrant; /usr/bin/php include/poller.php" >> friendicacron
-crontab friendicacron
-rm friendicacron
+sudo crontab friendicacron
+sudo rm friendicacron
 
 #Optional: checkout addon repositroy
-#git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons.git /vagrant/addon
\ No newline at end of file
+#sudo git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons.git /vagrant/addon
diff --git a/util/vagrant_vhost.sh b/util/vagrant_vhost.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f26d8e14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/vagrant_vhost.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Run this as sudo!
+# I move this file to /usr/local/bin/vhost and run command 'vhost' from anywhere, using sudo.
+
+#
+#   Show Usage, Output to STDERR
+#
+function show_usage {
+cat <<- _EOF_
+
+Create a new vHost in Ubuntu Server
+Assumes /etc/apache2/sites-available and /etc/apache2/sites-enabled setup used
+
+    -d    DocumentRoot - i.e. /var/www/yoursite
+    -h    Help - Show this menu.
+    -s    ServerName - i.e. example.com or sub.example.com
+    -a    ServerAlias - i.e. *.example.com or another domain altogether
+    -p    File path to the SSL certificate. Directories only, no file name.
+          If using an SSL Certificate, also creates a port :443 vhost as well.
+          This *ASSUMES* a .crt and a .key file exists
+            at file path /provided-file-path/your-server-or-cert-name.[crt|key].
+          Otherwise you can except Apache errors when you reload Apache.
+          Ensure Apache's mod_ssl is enabled via "sudo a2enmod ssl".
+    -c    Certificate filename. "xip.io" becomes "xip.io.key" and "xip.io.crt".
+
+    Example Usage. Serve files from /var/www/xip.io at http(s)://192.168.33.10.xip.io
+                   using ssl files from /etc/ssl/xip.io/xip.io.[key|crt]
+    sudo vhost -d /var/www/xip.io -s 192.168.33.10.xip.io -p /etc/ssl/xip.io -c xip.io
+
+_EOF_
+exit 1
+}
+
+
+#
+#   Output vHost skeleton, fill with userinput
+#   To be outputted into new file
+#
+function create_vhost {
+cat <<- _EOF_
+<VirtualHost *:80>
+    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
+    ServerName $ServerName
+    $ServerAlias
+
+    DocumentRoot $DocumentRoot
+
+
+    <Directory $DocumentRoot>
+       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
+       AllowOverride All 
+       Order allow,deny
+       allow from all
+    </Directory>
+
+    ErrorLog \${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/$ServerName-error.log
+
+    # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
+    # alert, emerg.
+    LogLevel warn
+
+    CustomLog \${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/$ServerName-access.log combined
+
+
+</VirtualHost>
+_EOF_
+}
+
+function create_ssl_vhost {
+cat <<- _EOF_
+<VirtualHost *:443>
+    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
+    ServerName $ServerName
+    $ServerAlias
+
+    DocumentRoot $DocumentRoot
+
+    <Directory $DocumentRoot>
+       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
+       AllowOverride All 
+       Order allow,deny
+       allow from all
+    </Directory>
+
+    ErrorLog \${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/$ServerName-error.log
+
+    # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
+    # alert, emerg.
+    LogLevel warn
+
+    CustomLog \${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/$ServerName-access.log combined
+
+    SSLEngine on
+
+    SSLCertificateFile  $CertPath/$CertName.crt
+    SSLCertificateKeyFile $CertPath/$CertName.key
+
+    <FilesMatch "\.(cgi|shtml|phtml|php)$">
+        SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
+    </FilesMatch>
+
+    BrowserMatch "MSIE [2-6]" \\
+        nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown \\
+        downgrade-1.0 force-response-1.0
+    # MSIE 7 and newer should be able to use keepalive
+    BrowserMatch "MSIE [17-9]" ssl-unclean-shutdown
+</VirtualHost>
+_EOF_
+}
+
+#Sanity Check - are there two arguments with 2 values?
+if [ "$#" -lt 4 ]; then
+    show_usage
+fi
+
+CertPath=""
+
+#Parse flags
+while getopts "d:s:a:p:c:h" OPTION; do
+    case $OPTION in
+        h)
+            show_usage
+            ;;
+        d)
+            DocumentRoot=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        s)
+            ServerName=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        a)
+            Alias=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        p)
+            CertPath=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        c)
+            CertName=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        *)
+            show_usage
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# If alias is set:
+if [ "$Alias" != "" ]; then
+    ServerAlias="ServerAlias "$Alias
+else
+    ServerAlias=""
+fi
+
+# If CertName doesn't get set, set it to ServerName
+if [ "$CertName" == "" ]; then
+    CertName=$ServerName
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $DocumentRoot ]; then
+    mkdir -p $DocumentRoot
+    #chown USER:USER $DocumentRoot #POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION, new flag -u ?
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$DocumentRoot/$ServerName.conf" ]; then
+    echo 'vHost already exists. Aborting'
+    show_usage
+else
+    create_vhost > /etc/apache2/sites-available/${ServerName}.conf
+
+    # Add :443 handling
+    if [ "$CertPath" != "" ]; then
+        create_ssl_vhost >> /etc/apache2/sites-available/${ServerName}.conf
+    fi
+
+    # Enable Site
+    cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/ && a2ensite ${ServerName}.conf
+    service apache2 reload
+fi
\ No newline at end of file