diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 064616b6..9a6f7595 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -99,4 +99,5 @@ atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
 # Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
 com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
 crashlytics.properties
-crashlytics-build.properties
\ No newline at end of file
+crashlytics-build.properties
+.vagrant
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73406a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+require 'yaml'
+
+unless File.exist?('config/vagrant.yml')
+  raise "There is no config/vagrant.yml file.\nCopy config/vagrant.template.yml, make any changes you need, then try again."
+end
+
+settings = YAML.load_file 'config/vagrant.yml'
+
+$script = <<SCRIPT
+echo Beginning Vagrant provisioning...
+date > /etc/vagrant_provisioned_at
+SCRIPT
+
+# 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|
+  # The most common configuration options are documented and commented below.
+  # For a complete reference, please see the online documentation at
+  # https://docs.vagrantup.com.
+
+  config.vm.provision 'shell', inline: $script
+
+  # Every Vagrant development environment requires a box. You can search for
+  # boxes at https://atlas.hashicorp.com/search.
+  config.vm.box = 'ubuntu/trusty64'
+
+  # Share an additional folder to the guest VM. The first argument is
+  # the path on the host to the actual folder. The second argument is
+  # the path on the guest to mount the folder. And the optional third
+  # argument is a set of non-required options.
+  config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant"
+
+  # Create a forwarded port mapping which allows access to a specific port
+  # within the machine from a port on the host machine. In the example below,
+  # accessing "localhost:5000" will access port 5000 on the guest machine.
+  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 5000, host: 5000
+
+  # PostgreSQL Server port forwarding
+  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", host: 15432, guest: 5432
+
+  # You can provision with just one of these scripts by user its name, eg:
+  #   $ vagrant provision --provision-with postgresql
+
+  config.vm.provision 'build',
+            type: 'shell',
+            path: 'config/vagrant/build_dependency_setup.sh'
+
+  config.vm.provision 'git',
+            type: 'shell',
+            path: 'config/vagrant/git_setup.sh'
+
+  config.vm.provision 'postgresql',
+            type: 'shell',
+            path: 'config/vagrant/postgresql_setup.sh',
+            args: [
+              settings['db']['name'],
+              settings['db']['user'],
+              settings['db']['password'],
+            ]
+
+  config.vm.provision 'python',
+            type: 'shell',
+            path: 'config/vagrant/python_setup.sh'
+
+  config.vm.provision 'virtualenv',
+            type: 'shell',
+            path: 'config/vagrant/virtualenv_setup.sh',
+            args: [
+              settings['virtualenv']['envname'],
+            ]
+
+  # Will install foreman and, if there's a Procfile, start it:
+  config.vm.provision 'foreman',
+            type: 'shell',
+            path: 'config/vagrant/foreman_setup.sh',
+            args: [
+              settings['virtualenv']['envname'],
+              settings['django']['settings_module'],
+              settings['foreman']['procfile'],
+            ]
+
+  # Disable automatic box update checking. If you disable this, then
+  # boxes will only be checked for updates when the user runs
+  # `vagrant box outdated`. This is not recommended.
+  # config.vm.box_check_update = false
+
+  # Create a forwarded port mapping which allows access to a specific port
+  # within the machine from a port on the host machine. In the example below,
+  # accessing "localhost:8080" will access port 80 on the guest machine.
+  # config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 8080
+
+  # Create a private network, which allows host-only access to the machine
+  # using a specific IP.
+  # config.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.33.10"
+
+  # Create a public network, which generally matched to bridged network.
+  # Bridged networks make the machine appear as another physical device on
+  # your network.
+  # config.vm.network "public_network"
+
+  # Provider-specific configuration so you can fine-tune various
+  # backing providers for Vagrant. These expose provider-specific options.
+  # Example for VirtualBox:
+  #
+  config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
+  #   # Display the VirtualBox GUI when booting the machine
+  #   vb.gui = true
+  #
+  #   # Customize the amount of memory on the VM:
+    vb.memory = "1024"
+  end
+  #
+  # View the documentation for the provider you are using for more
+  # information on available options.
+
+  # Define a Vagrant Push strategy for pushing to Atlas. Other push strategies
+  # such as FTP and Heroku are also available. See the documentation at
+  # https://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/push/atlas.html for more information.
+  # config.push.define "atlas" do |push|
+  #   push.app = "YOUR_ATLAS_USERNAME/YOUR_APPLICATION_NAME"
+  # end
+
+  # Enable provisioning with a shell script. Additional provisioners such as
+  # Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, and Docker are also available. Please see the
+  # documentation for more information about their specific syntax and use.
+  # config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
+  #   sudo apt-get update
+  #   sudo apt-get install -y apache2
+  # SHELL
+end
diff --git a/config/vagrant.yml b/config/vagrant.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..519cb075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/vagrant.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+django:
+  settings_module: PyRIGS.settings
+virtualenv:
+  envname: myvirtualenv
+foreman:
+  procfile: Procfile
+db:
+  name: postgres_db
+  user: postgres_db
+  password: postgres_db
+
diff --git a/config/vagrant/build_dependency_setup.sh b/config/vagrant/build_dependency_setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d63ffac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/vagrant/build_dependency_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Via https://github.com/kiere/vagrant-heroku-cedar-14/blob/master/config/vagrant/build_dependency_setup.sh
+
+echo "=== Begin Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/build_dependency_setup.sh'"
+
+# Install build dependencies for a sane build environment
+apt-get -y update
+apt-get -y install autoconf bison build-essential libssl-dev libyaml-dev libreadline6-dev zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libffi-dev libgdbm3 libgdbm-dev
+
+# Other things that we may need installed before anything else.
+apt-get install -y libmemcached-dev
+apt-get build-dep python-lxml
+
+echo "=== End Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/build_dependency_setup.sh'"
+
diff --git a/config/vagrant/foreman_setup.sh b/config/vagrant/foreman_setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c49d49ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/vagrant/foreman_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Install and (if there's a Procfile) start foreman.
+# Needs to come after the virtualenv has been set up.
+
+# Expects three arguments:
+VIRTUALENV_NAME=$1
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=$2
+PROCFILE=$3
+
+echo "=== Begin Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/foreman_setup.sh'"
+
+gem install foreman --no-ri --no-rdoc
+
+if ! grep -Fq "DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE" /home/vagrant/.bashrc; then
+    echo "export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=${DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE}" >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc
+fi
+
+
+if [[ -f /vagrant/$PROCFILE ]]; then
+    echo "Procfile found; starting foreman."
+
+    export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE"
+
+    # Ensure the virtualenv settings in .profile are loaded:
+    source /home/vagrant/.profile
+
+    # Run with & to release the terminal.
+    # Although that may also rely on the Procfile's processes having their
+    # output sent to a file, not stdout/stderr.
+    foreman start -f /vagrant/$PROCFILE &
+else
+    echo "No Procfile found; not starting foreman."
+fi
+
+echo "=== End Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/foreman_setup.sh'"
diff --git a/config/vagrant/git_setup.sh b/config/vagrant/git_setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13d3b9f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/vagrant/git_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Via https://github.com/kiere/vagrant-heroku-cedar-14/blob/master/config/vagrant/git_setup.sh
+
+echo "=== Begin Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/git_setup.sh'"
+
+# Install Git if not available
+if [ -z `which git` ]; then
+  echo "===== Installing Git"
+  apt-get -y update
+  apt-get -y install git-core
+fi
+
+echo "=== End Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/git_setup.sh'"
diff --git a/config/vagrant/postgresql_setup.sh b/config/vagrant/postgresql_setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..892219e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/vagrant/postgresql_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+# Expects three arguments:
+#   $1 - database name
+#   $2 - database user
+#   #3 - database user password
+
+# Via https://github.com/kiere/vagrant-heroku-cedar-14/blob/master/config/vagrant/postgresql_setup.sh
+
+echo "=== Begin Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/postgresql_setup.sh'"
+
+APP_DB_NAME=$1
+APP_DB_USER=$2
+APP_DB_PASS=$3
+
+# Edit the following to change the version of PostgreSQL that is installed
+PG_VERSION=9.4
+
+###########################################################
+# Changes below this line are probably not necessary
+###########################################################
+print_db_usage () {
+  echo "Your PostgreSQL database has been setup and can be accessed on your local machine on the forwarded port (default: 15432)"
+  echo "  Host: localhost"
+  echo "  Port: 15432"
+  echo "  Database: $APP_DB_NAME"
+  echo "  Username: $APP_DB_USER"
+  echo "  Password: $APP_DB_PASS"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Admin access to postgres user via VM:"
+  echo "  vagrant ssh"
+  echo "  sudo su - postgres"
+  echo ""
+  echo "psql access to app database user via VM:"
+  echo "  vagrant ssh"
+  echo "  sudo su - postgres"
+  echo "  PGUSER=$APP_DB_USER PGPASSWORD=$APP_DB_PASS psql -h localhost $APP_DB_NAME"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Env variable for application development:"
+  echo "  DATABASE_URL=postgresql://$APP_DB_USER:$APP_DB_PASS@localhost:15432/$APP_DB_NAME"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Local command to access the database via psql:"
+  echo "  PGUSER=$APP_DB_USER PGPASSWORD=$APP_DB_PASS psql -h localhost -p 15432 $APP_DB_NAME"
+}
+
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+PROVISIONED_ON=/etc/vm_provision_on_timestamp
+if [ -f "$PROVISIONED_ON" ]
+then
+  echo "VM was already provisioned at: $(cat $PROVISIONED_ON)"
+  echo "To run system updates manually login via 'vagrant ssh' and run 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade'"
+  echo ""
+  print_db_usage
+  exit
+fi
+
+PG_REPO_APT_SOURCE=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list
+if [ ! -f "$PG_REPO_APT_SOURCE" ]
+then
+  # Add PG apt repo:
+  echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ precise-pgdg main" > "$PG_REPO_APT_SOURCE"
+
+  # Add PGDG repo key:
+  wget --quiet -O - http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add -
+fi
+
+# Update package list and upgrade all packages
+apt-get update
+apt-get -y upgrade
+
+apt-get -y install "postgresql-$PG_VERSION" "postgresql-contrib-$PG_VERSION"
+apt-get -y install libpq-dev # For building ruby 'pg' gem
+
+PG_CONF="/etc/postgresql/$PG_VERSION/main/postgresql.conf"
+PG_HBA="/etc/postgresql/$PG_VERSION/main/pg_hba.conf"
+PG_DIR="/var/lib/postgresql/$PG_VERSION/main"
+
+# Edit postgresql.conf to change listen address to '*':
+sed -i "s/#listen_addresses = 'localhost'/listen_addresses = '*'/" "$PG_CONF"
+
+# Append to pg_hba.conf to add password auth:
+echo "host    all             all             all                     md5" >> "$PG_HBA"
+
+# Explicitly set default client_encoding
+echo "client_encoding = utf8" >> "$PG_CONF"
+
+# Restart so that all new config is loaded:
+service postgresql restart
+
+cat << EOF | su - postgres -c psql
+-- Create the database user:
+CREATE USER $APP_DB_USER PASSWORD '$APP_DB_PASS';
+EOF
+
+cat << EOF | su - postgres -c psql
+-- Create the database:
+CREATE DATABASE $APP_DB_NAME WITH OWNER=$APP_DB_USER
+                                  LC_COLLATE='en_US.utf8'
+                                  LC_CTYPE='en_US.utf8'
+                                  ENCODING='UTF8'
+                                  TEMPLATE=template0;
+EOF
+
+# Tag the provision time:
+date > "$PROVISIONED_ON"
+
+echo "Successfully created PostgreSQL dev virtual machine."
+echo ""
+print_db_usage
+
+echo "=== End Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/postgresql_setup.sh'"
diff --git a/config/vagrant/python_setup.sh b/config/vagrant/python_setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c757d535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/vagrant/python_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Install python and required python modules.
+# pip and virtualenv are in virtualenv_setup.sh
+
+# Initial part of this via
+# https://github.com/torchbox/vagrant-django-base/blob/master/install.sh
+
+echo "=== Begin Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/python_setup.sh'"
+
+apt-get update -y
+
+# Python dev packages
+apt-get install -y python python-dev python-setuptools python-pip
+
+# Dependencies for image processing with Pillow (drop-in replacement for PIL)
+# supporting: jpeg, tiff, png, freetype, littlecms
+apt-get install -y libjpeg-dev libtiff-dev zlib1g-dev libfreetype6-dev liblcms2-dev
+
+# lxml dependencies
+apt-get install -y libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev python-dev
+
+echo "=== End Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/python_setup.sh'"
diff --git a/config/vagrant/virtualenv_setup.sh b/config/vagrant/virtualenv_setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..025ed793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/vagrant/virtualenv_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This will:
+# * Install pip, virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper.
+# * Set up virtualenvwrapper's paths etc.
+# * Create a new virtualenv.
+# * Install any pip requirements from the requirements.txt file.
+
+# Expects one argument, the name of the virtualenv.
+
+# The name we'll use for the virtualenv in which we'll install requirements:
+VENV_NAME=$1
+
+echo "=== Begin Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/virtualenv_setup.sh'"
+
+# virtualenv global setup
+if ! command -v pip; then
+    easy_install -U pip
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f /usr/local/bin/virtualenv ]]; then
+    easy_install virtualenv virtualenvwrapper
+fi
+
+
+# If it doesn't look like .bashrc has the required virtualenvwrapper lines in,
+# then add them.
+if ! grep -Fq "WORKON_HOME" /home/vagrant/.profile; then
+    echo "Adding virtualenvwrapper locations to .profile"
+
+    if [[ -d /vagrant/config/virtualenvwrapper/vagrant ]]; then
+        echo "export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_HOOK_DIR=/vagrant/config/virtualenvwrapper/vagrant" >> /home/vagrant/.profile
+    fi
+
+    echo "export WORKON_HOME=/home/vagrant/.virtualenvs" >> /home/vagrant/.profile
+    echo "export PROJECT_HOME=/home/vagrant/Devel" >> /home/vagrant/.profile
+    echo "source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh" >> /home/vagrant/.profile
+fi
+
+# Get .virtualenvwrapper env variables set up:
+source /home/vagrant/.profile
+
+if [[ -d /home/vagrant/.virtualenvs/$VENV_NAME ]]; then
+    echo "Activating virtualenv $VENV_NAME."
+    workon $VENV_NAME
+else
+    echo "Making new virtualenv $VENV_NAME."
+    # Also switches to the virtualenv:
+    mkvirtualenv $VENV_NAME
+
+    # So that we can install things with pip while ssh'd in as vagrant user:
+    sudo chown -R vagrant:vagrant /home/vagrant/.virtualenvs/$VENV_NAME/
+
+    # Automatically switch to the virtual env on log in:
+    echo "workon $VENV_NAME" >> /home/vagrant/.profile
+fi
+
+
+# If we have a requirements.txt file in this project, then install
+# everything in it with pip in a new virtualenv.
+if [[ -f /vagrant/requirements.txt ]]; then
+    echo "Installing from ./requirements.txt with pip."
+    pip install -r /vagrant/requirements.txt
+fi
+
+echo "=== End Vagrant Provisioning using 'config/vagrant/virtualenv_setup.sh'"