diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 3c3b583..b1383c6 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -1,40 +1,10 @@
 require 'berkshelf/vagrant'
 
 Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
-  # All Vagrant configuration is done here. The most common configuration
-  # options are documented and commented below. For a complete reference,
-  # please see the online documentation at vagrantup.com.
-
-  # The path to the Berksfile to use with Vagrant Berkshelf
-  # config.berkshelf.berksfile_path = "./Berksfile"
-
-  # An array of symbols representing groups of cookbook described in the Vagrantfile
-  # to skip installing and copying to Vagrant's shelf.
-  # config.berkshelf.only = []
-
-  # An array of symbols representing groups of cookbook described in the Vagrantfile
-  # to skip installing and copying to Vagrant's shelf.
-  # config.berkshelf.except = []
-
   config.vm.host_name = "crystalline-berkshelf"
-
-#  config.vm.box = "Berkshelf-CentOS-6.3-x86_64-minimal"
-#  config.vm.box_url = "https://dl.dropbox.com/u/31081437/Berkshelf-CentOS-6.3-x86_64-minimal.box"
   config.vm.box = "lucid32"
 
-  # Boot with a GUI so you can see the screen. (Default is headless)
-  # config.vm.boot_mode = :gui
-
-  # Assign this VM to a host-only network IP, allowing you to access it
-  # via the IP. Host-only networks can talk to the host machine as well as
-  # any other machines on the same network, but cannot be accessed (through this
-  # network interface) by any external networks.
-  config.vm.network :hostonly, "33.33.33.10"
-
-  # Assign this VM to a bridged network, allowing you to connect directly to a
-  # network using the host's network device. This makes the VM appear as another
-  # physical device on your network.
-
+  #config.vm.network :hostonly, "33.33.33.10"
   config.vm.network :bridged
 
   # Forward a port from the guest to the host, which allows for outside
@@ -44,7 +14,7 @@ Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
   # Share an additional folder to the guest VM. The first argument is
   # an identifier, the second is the path on the guest to mount the
   # folder, and the third is the path on the host to the actual folder.
-  config.vm.share_folder "appdir", "/tmp/vagrant_data", "../crystalline"
+  config.vm.share_folder "appdir", "/tmp/app", "../crystalline"
 
   config.ssh.max_tries = 40
   config.ssh.timeout   = 120
@@ -55,6 +25,9 @@ Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
         :server_root_password => 'rootpass',
         :server_debian_password => 'debpass',
         :server_repl_password => 'replpass'
+      },
+      :crystalline => {
+        :database_server => '192.168.0.169'
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index a33c147..c0cfb76 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # All rights reserved - Do Not Redistribute
 #
 
-default[:app][:user] = 'crystalline'
-default[:app][:group] = 'appgroup'
-default[:app][:url] = 'git://github.com/iancoffey/crystalline'
-default[:app][:revision] = 'HEAD'
-default[:app][:local_config][:file] = ''
+default[:crystalline][:user] = 'crystalline'
+default[:crystalline][:group] = 'appgroup'
+default[:crystalline][:url] = 'git://github.com/iancoffey/crystalline'
+default[:crystalline][:revision] = 'HEAD'
+default[:crystalline][:database_server] = 'localhost'
+default[:crystalline][:database_name] = 'crystalline'
+default[:crystalline][:keepalive] = '100'
+default[:crystalline][:api_authkey] = 'changeme'
+default[:crystalline][:api_secret] = 'me'
+
+
+
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index fa57fe9..a7463bf 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
 
 common_tools = %w{ vim curl wget }
 
-ENV['CRYSTALLINE_SETTINGS'] = node[:app][:config]
+group node[:crystalline][:group]
 
-group node[:app][:group]
-
-user node[:app][:user] do
+user node[:crystalline][:user] do
   system true
   shell "/bin/bash"
 end
@@ -37,21 +35,29 @@
 end
 
 directory "/opt/crystalline/shared" do
-  owner node[:app][:user]
-  group node[:app][:group]
+  owner node[:crystalline][:user]
+  group node[:crystalline][:group]
   recursive true
 end
 
+template "/opt/crystalline/shared/config.ini" do
+  source "config.ini.erb"
+  mode 755
+  owner node[:crystalline][:user]
+  group node[:crystalline][:group]
+  variables({}.merge(node[:crystalline]))
+end
+
 deploy "/opt/crystalline" do
-  repo node[:app][:url]
-  revision node[:app][:revision]
-  user node[:app][:user]
-  group node[:app][:group]
+  repo node[:crystalline][:url]
+  revision node[:crystalline][:revision]
+  user node[:crystalline][:user]
+  group node[:crystalline][:group]
   enable_submodules true
   action :deploy
-  restart_command "touch tmp/restart.txt"
+#  restart_command "touch tmp/restart.txt"
   scm_provider Chef::Provider::Git
-  symlink_before_migrate({})
+  create_dirs_before_symlink(%w{logs})
+  symlinks({})
+  symlink_before_migrate({'config.cfg' => 'config.cfg'})
 end 
-
-
diff --git a/templates/default/config.ini.erb b/templates/default/config.ini.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1f59d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/config.ini.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[ database ]
+name = <%= @database_name %>
+host = <%= @database_server %>
+[ api ]
+authkey = <%= @api_authkey %>
+secret = "<%= @api_secret %>
+