diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 80e56cb..57eeadc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ urls
 *.tfstate.backup
 *.tfvars
 .terraform/
+
+# Vagrant state files
+.vagrant/
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
deleted file mode 100644
index 9118471..0000000
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-FROM elixir:1.10 as dev
-
-WORKDIR /shortnr
-
-RUN apt-get update
-RUN apt-get install -y fish vim rsync
-
-RUN mix local.hex --force
-RUN mix local.rebar --force
-
-CMD ["sleep", "infinity"]
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..938fafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vim: ft=ruby foldmethod=indent
+
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# All Vagrant configuration is done below. The "2" in Vagrant.configure
+# configures the configuration version. Please don't change it unless you know
+# what you're doing.
+Vagrant.configure('2') do |config| # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
+  config.vm.define 'dev' do |dev| # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
+    dev.vm.box = 'debian/buster64'
+
+    dev.vm.network 'forwarded_port', guest: 8080, host: 8080
+    dev.vm.network 'private_network', ip: '192.168.50.11'
+
+    dev.vm.provider 'virtualbox' do |vb|
+      vb.memory = '2048'
+      vb.cpus = 4
+    end
+
+    dev.vm.synced_folder '.', '/vagrant', type: 'rsync',
+                                          rsync__exclude: [
+                                            '*.ez',
+                                            '*.out',
+                                            '*.tfstate',
+                                            '*.tfstate.backup',
+                                            '*.tfvars',
+                                            '.elixir_ls/',
+                                            '.fetch',
+                                            '.terraform/',
+                                            '_build/',
+                                            'cover/',
+                                            'deps/',
+                                            'doc/',
+                                            'erl_crash.dump',
+                                            'service-*.tar'
+                                          ]
+
+    dev.vm.provision 'shell', inline: <<-SHELL
+      ### personal ###
+      # deps for my dotfiles
+      apt-get update
+      apt-get install -y git curl rsync
+
+      ### fish shell ###
+      # deps for installing fish
+      apt-get install -y wget gpg
+
+      # adding the fish repo and installing fish
+      echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/shells:/fish:/release:/3/Debian_10/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/shells:fish:release:3.list
+      wget -nv https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/shells:fish:release:3/Debian_10/Release.key -O Release.key
+      apt-key add - < Release.key
+      rm Release.key
+      apt-get update
+      apt-get install -y fish
+
+      # change vagrant user's default shell to fish
+      chsh -s /usr/bin/fish vagrant
+
+      ### docker ###
+      # deps for docker
+      apt-get install -y \
+        apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl \
+        gnupg2 software-properties-common
+
+      # install docker-ce
+      curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | apt-key add -
+      add-apt-repository \
+        "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian \
+        $(lsb_release -cs) \
+        stable"
+      apt-get update
+      apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
+
+      # install docker-compose
+      curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.25.4/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+      chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+
+      # add vagrant user to docker group
+      adduser vagrant docker
+
+      ### asdf-vm ###
+      # deps for asdf-vm
+      apt-get install -y \
+        automake autoconf libreadline-dev \
+        libncurses-dev libssl-dev libyaml-dev \
+        libxslt-dev libffi-dev libtool \
+        unixodbc-dev unzip curl
+
+      # deps for asdf-erlang
+      apt-get install -y \
+        build-essential autoconf m4 \
+        libncurses5-dev libwxgtk3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev \
+        libglu1-mesa-dev libpng-dev libssh-dev \
+        unixodbc-dev xsltproc fop
+    SHELL
+
+    dev.vm.provision 'shell', privileged: false, inline: <<-SHELL
+      ### personal ###
+      # run my dotfiles sync script
+      curl -L mjfs.us/sync | fish
+
+      ### asdf-vm ###
+      # install asdf vm
+      git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf --branch v0.7.7
+      echo 'source ~/.asdf/asdf.fish' >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish
+      cp ~/.asdf/completions/asdf.fish ~/.config/fish/completions
+
+      # install various tools/languages with asdf
+      . $HOME/.asdf/asdf.sh
+      export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.asdf/bin/
+
+      asdf plugin add neovim
+      asdf install neovim 0.4.3
+      asdf global neovim 0.4.3
+
+      asdf plugin add erlang
+      asdf install erlang 22.3
+      asdf global erlang 22.3
+
+      asdf plugin add elixir
+      asdf install elixir 1.10.2-otp-22
+      asdf global elixir 1.10.2-otp-22
+    SHELL
+  end
+
+  config.vm.define 'prod' do |prod|
+    prod.vm.box = 'debian/buster64'
+
+    prod.vm.network 'forwarded_port', guest: 8080, host: 8888
+    prod.vm.network 'private_network', ip: '192.168.50.10'
+
+    prod.vm.provider 'virtualbox' do |vb|
+      vb.memory = '2048'
+      vb.cpus = 4
+    end
+
+    prod.vm.synced_folder '.', '/vagrant', disabled: true
+
+    prod.vm.provision 'shell', inline: <<-SHELL
+      ### personal ###
+      # deps for my dotfiles
+      apt-get update
+      apt-get install -y git curl rsync
+
+      ### fish shell ###
+      # deps for installing fish
+      apt-get install -y wget gpg
+
+      # adding the fish repo and installing fish
+      echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/shells:/fish:/release:/3/Debian_10/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/shells:fish:release:3.list
+      wget -nv https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/shells:fish:release:3/Debian_10/Release.key -O Release.key
+      apt-key add - < Release.key
+      rm Release.key
+      apt-get update
+      apt-get install -y fish
+
+      ### asdf-vm ###
+      # deps for asdf-vm
+      apt-get install -y \
+        automake autoconf libreadline-dev \
+        libncurses-dev libssl-dev libyaml-dev \
+        libxslt-dev libffi-dev libtool \
+        unixodbc-dev unzip curl
+    SHELL
+
+    prod.vm.provision 'shell', privileged: false, inline: <<-SHELL
+      ### personal ###
+      # run my dotfiles sync script
+      curl -L mjfs.us/sync | fish
+
+      ### asdf-vm ###
+      # install asdf vm
+      git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf --branch v0.7.7
+      echo 'source ~/.asdf/asdf.fish' >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish
+      cp ~/.asdf/completions/asdf.fish ~/.config/fish/completions
+
+      # install various tools/languages with asdf
+      . $HOME/.asdf/asdf.sh
+      export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.asdf/bin/
+
+      asdf plugin add neovim
+      asdf install neovim 0.4.3
+      asdf global neovim 0.4.3
+    SHELL
+  end
+end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index f131481..fab104f 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ defmodule Shortnr.MixProject do
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       dialyzer: [ignore_warnings: "dialyzer.ignore-warnings"],
       deps: deps(),
-      aliases: aliases()
+      aliases: aliases(),
+      releases: [
+        shortnr: [
+          include_executables_for: [:unix],
+          applications: [shortnr: :permanent]
+        ]
+      ]
     ]
   end
 
@@ -37,7 +43,6 @@ defmodule Shortnr.MixProject do
   defp aliases do
     [
       build: &docker_build/1,
-      "build.dev": &docker_build_dev/1,
       lint: ["compile", "dialyzer", "credo --strict"],
       "infra.apply": &infra_apply/1,
       "infra.plan": &infra_plan/1,
@@ -64,8 +69,4 @@ defmodule Shortnr.MixProject do
   defp docker_build(_) do
     0 = Mix.shell().cmd("docker build -t shortnr:latest .")
   end
-
-  defp docker_build_dev(_) do
-    0 = Mix.shell().cmd("docker build -t shortnr_dev:latest -f ./Dockerfile.dev .")
-  end
 end