diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef6adbc..551a561 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ test/tmp
 test/version_tmp
 tmp
 .vagrant
+development/cookbooks
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4c761c5..fc3f662 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gemspec
 
 group :development do
-  gem 'vagrant',          github: 'mitchellh/vagrant'
+  gem 'vagrant',          github: 'mitchellh/vagrant', ref: 'v1.2.4'
+  gem 'vagrant-librarian-chef'
   gem 'vagrant-lxc',      github: 'fgrehm/vagrant-lxc'
+  gem 'vagrant-omnibus'
   gem 'vagrant-pristine', github: 'fgrehm/vagrant-pristine'
   gem 'rake'
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2bb6df1..30e3966 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ GIT
 
 GIT
   remote: git://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant.git
-  revision: cf0e302e34f3def9d5405bb14847b4b0cb67de01
+  revision: 0219bb87725aac28a97c0e924c310cc97831fd9d
+  ref: v1.2.4
   specs:
-    vagrant (1.2.5.dev)
+    vagrant (1.2.4)
       childprocess (~> 0.3.7)
       erubis (~> 2.7.0)
       i18n (~> 0.6.0)
@@ -30,16 +31,69 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
+    archive-tar-minitar (0.5.2)
+    chef (11.4.4)
+      erubis
+      highline (>= 1.6.9)
+      json (>= 1.4.4, <= 1.7.7)
+      mixlib-authentication (>= 1.3.0)
+      mixlib-cli (~> 1.3.0)
+      mixlib-config (>= 1.1.2)
+      mixlib-log (>= 1.3.0)
+      mixlib-shellout
+      net-ssh (~> 2.6)
+      net-ssh-multi (~> 1.1.0)
+      ohai (>= 0.6.0)
+      rest-client (>= 1.0.4, < 1.7.0)
+      yajl-ruby (~> 1.1)
     childprocess (0.3.9)
       ffi (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.11)
     erubis (2.7.0)
     ffi (1.9.0)
+    highline (1.6.19)
     i18n (0.6.4)
+    ipaddress (0.8.0)
+    json (1.7.7)
+    librarian (0.1.0)
+      highline
+      thor (~> 0.15)
+    librarian-chef (0.0.1)
+      archive-tar-minitar (>= 0.5.2)
+      chef (>= 0.10)
+      librarian (~> 0.1.0)
     log4r (1.1.10)
+    mime-types (1.23)
+    mixlib-authentication (1.3.0)
+      mixlib-log
+    mixlib-cli (1.3.0)
+    mixlib-config (1.1.2)
+    mixlib-log (1.6.0)
+    mixlib-shellout (1.2.0)
     net-scp (1.1.2)
       net-ssh (>= 2.6.5)
     net-ssh (2.6.8)
+    net-ssh-gateway (1.2.0)
+      net-ssh (>= 2.6.5)
+    net-ssh-multi (1.1)
+      net-ssh (>= 2.1.4)
+      net-ssh-gateway (>= 0.99.0)
+    ohai (6.18.0)
+      ipaddress
+      mixlib-cli
+      mixlib-config
+      mixlib-log
+      mixlib-shellout
+      systemu
+      yajl-ruby
     rake (10.1.0)
+    rest-client (1.6.7)
+      mime-types (>= 1.16)
+    systemu (2.5.2)
+    thor (0.18.1)
+    vagrant-librarian-chef (0.1.2)
+      librarian-chef
+    vagrant-omnibus (1.1.0)
+    yajl-ruby (1.1.0)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
@@ -48,5 +102,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rake
   vagrant!
   vagrant-cachier!
+  vagrant-librarian-chef
   vagrant-lxc!
+  vagrant-omnibus
   vagrant-pristine!
diff --git a/development/Cheffile b/development/Cheffile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bce107c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/development/Cheffile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+#^syntax detection
+
+site 'http://community.opscode.com/api/v1'
+
+cookbook 'java'
diff --git a/development/Cheffile.lock b/development/Cheffile.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27492b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/development/Cheffile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+SITE
+  remote: http://community.opscode.com/api/v1
+  specs:
+    chef_handler (1.1.4)
+    java (1.12.0)
+      windows (>= 0.0.0)
+    windows (1.10.0)
+      chef_handler (>= 0.0.0)
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  java (>= 0)
+
diff --git a/development/Vagrantfile b/development/Vagrantfile
index 3521de3..68c852d 100644
--- a/development/Vagrantfile
+++ b/development/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 # vi: set ft=ruby :
 
 Vagrant.require_plugin 'vagrant-cachier'
+Vagrant.require_plugin 'vagrant-librarian-chef'
 Vagrant.require_plugin 'vagrant-lxc'
+Vagrant.require_plugin 'vagrant-omnibus'
 Vagrant.require_plugin 'vagrant-pristine'
 
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
@@ -16,6 +18,18 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     vb.vm.network :private_network, ip: "192.168.50.123"
   end
 
+  config.omnibus.chef_version = :latest
+  config.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
+    chef.add_recipe "java::oracle"
+    chef.json = {
+      :java => {
+        :oracle => {
+          :accept_oracle_download_terms => true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
   debian_like_configs = lambda do |debian|
     debian.vm.provision :shell, inline: '
       if ! (which bundle > /dev/null); then