diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a4dab66e..fe9dda61 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ public/client
 .DS_Store
 
 *.swp
+
+# Ignore vagrant related files for future Contributors
+.vagrant
+package.box
diff --git a/DEVELOMENT-ENV.md b/DEVELOMENT-ENV.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#Setting up the Development Environment#
+
+## Introduction ##
+
+The steps described in the document automates the setup of the development enviroment for working with the Community Code itself.
+
+##Requirements##
+
+- [VirtualBox][1]
+- [Vagrant][2]
+
+##How to build the VM##
+
+It should be easy:
+
+	host $ git clone https://github.com/recursecenter/community.git
+	host $ cd community
+	host $ vagrant up
+	host $ vagrant ssh
+	vm $ cd /vagrant
+	vm $ bin/rake db:setup
+
+You are done now!
+
+[1]: https://www.virtualbox.org/
+[2]: https://www.vagrantup.com/
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diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
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+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
+  config.vm.box = "recursecenter/community-dev"
+
+  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 5001, host: 5001
+  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 9200, host: 9200
+
+  config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
+    vb.memory = "2048"
+  end
+end
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