diff --git a/prepare-local/README.md b/prepare-local/README.md
index 639cee22..ff4d3fb9 100644
--- a/prepare-local/README.md
+++ b/prepare-local/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Virtualbox, Vagrant and Ansible
 Run the following commands:
 
     $ vagrant up
+    $ chmod 600 private-key
     $ ansible-playbook provisioning.yml
 
 And that's it! Now you should be able to ssh on `node1` using:
diff --git a/prepare-local/Vagrantfile b/prepare-local/Vagrantfile
index af535089..a053a791 100644
--- a/prepare-local/Vagrantfile
+++ b/prepare-local/Vagrantfile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Vagrant.configure('2') do |config|
   check_dependency 'vagrant-vbguest'
 
   config.vm.box     = settings['default_box']
-  config.vm.box_url = settings['default_box_url']
+#  config.vm.box_url = settings['default_box_url']
   config.ssh.forward_agent = true
   config.ssh.insert_key = settings['ssh_insert_key']
   config.vm.box_check_update = true
diff --git a/prepare-local/provisioning.yml b/prepare-local/provisioning.yml
index 28654450..8b51d84a 100644
--- a/prepare-local/provisioning.yml
+++ b/prepare-local/provisioning.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   sudo: true
   vars_files:
     - vagrant.yml
+
   tasks:
 
     - name: clean up the home folder
@@ -37,8 +38,7 @@
         repo: "{{ item }}"
         state: present
       with_items:
-        - deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main
-        - deb https://apt.dockerproject.org/repo {{ ansible_lsb.id|lower }}-{{ ansible_lsb.codename }} main
+        - deb https://apt.dockerproject.org/repo ubuntu-trusty main
 
     - name: installing docker
       apt:
@@ -76,28 +76,16 @@
         name: virtualenv
         state: latest
 
-    - name: creating docker-compose folder
+    - name: Install Docker Compose via PIP
+      pip: name=docker-compose
+
+    - name:
       file:
-        path: /opt/docker-compose
-        state: directory
-      register: docker_compose_folder
-
-    - name: creating virtualenv for docker-compose
-      shell: virtualenv /opt/docker-compose
-      when: docker_compose_folder is defined and docker_compose_folder.changed
-
-    - name: installing docker-compose
-      pip:
-        name: docker-compose
-        state: latest
-        virtualenv: /opt/docker-compose
-
-    - name: making the docker-compose command available to user
-      lineinfile:
-        dest: .bashrc
-        line: "alias docker-compose='/opt/docker-compose/bin/docker-compose'"
-        state: present
-        regexp: '^alias docker-compose=.*$'
+        path="/usr/local/bin/docker-compose"
+        state=file
+        mode=0755
+        owner=vagrant
+        group=docker
 
     - name: building the /etc/hosts file with all nodes
       lineinfile:
@@ -140,3 +128,5 @@
           line: "127.0.0.1 localhost {{ inventory_hostname }}"
         - regexp: '^127\.0\.1\.1'
           line: "127.0.1.1 {{ inventory_hostname }}"
+
+
diff --git a/prepare-local/vagrant.yml b/prepare-local/vagrant.yml
index 544aead7..a65ca59e 100644
--- a/prepare-local/vagrant.yml
+++ b/prepare-local/vagrant.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 ---
 vagrant:
-
-  default_box: debian-7.2.0
-  default_box_url: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197673519/debian-7.2.0.box
+  default_box: ubuntu/trusty64
   default_box_check_update: true
   ssh_insert_key: false
   min_memory: 256
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ instances:
 
   - hostname: node1
     private_ip: 10.10.10.10
-    memory: 512
+    memory: 1512
     cores: 1
     mounts:
       - host_path: ../
@@ -39,3 +37,6 @@ instances:
     private_ip: 10.10.10.50
     memory: 512
     cores: 1
+
+
+