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 docker-compose up
 ```
 
-### [optional] [DEPRECATED] Using a Virtual Machine (VM)
-
-If you wish to use a ready made VM environment, you can easily create one with Vagrant and Ansible.
-
-```bash
-$ vagrant up
-```
-
-Then `vagrant ssh` and `cd /vagrant`
-
-More information on [vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com)
-
 ### Install dependencies
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
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-##################################################
-# Generated by phansible.com
-##################################################
-
-#If your Vagrant version is lower than 1.5, you can still use this provisioning
-#by commenting or removing the line below and providing the config.vm.box_url parameter,
-#if it's not already defined in this Vagrantfile. Keep in mind that you won't be able
-#to use the Vagrant Cloud and other newer Vagrant features.
-Vagrant.require_version ">= 1.5"
-
-# Check to determine whether we're on a windows or linux/os-x host,
-# later on we use this to launch ansible in the supported way
-# source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2108727/which-in-ruby-checking-if-program-exists-in-path-from-ruby
-def which(cmd)
-    exts = ENV['PATHEXT'] ? ENV['PATHEXT'].split(';') : ['']
-    ENV['PATH'].split(File::PATH_SEPARATOR).each do |path|
-        exts.each { |ext|
-            exe = File.join(path, "#{cmd}#{ext}")
-            return exe if File.executable? exe
-        }
-    end
-    return nil
-end
-Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-
-    config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |v|
-        v.name = "design-patterns"
-        v.customize [
-            "modifyvm", :id,
-            "--name", "design-patterns",
-            "--memory", 512,
-            "--natdnshostresolver1", "on",
-            "--cpus", 1,
-        ]
-    end
-
-    config.vm.box = "ubuntu/trusty64"
-
-    config.vm.network :private_network, ip: "192.168.11.2"
-    config.ssh.forward_agent = true
-
-    #############################################################
-    # Ansible provisioning (you need to have ansible installed)
-    #############################################################
-
-
-    if which('ansible-playbook')
-        config.vm.provision "ansible" do |ansible|
-            ansible.playbook = "ansible/playbook.yml"
-            ansible.inventory_path = "ansible/inventories/dev"
-            ansible.limit = 'all'
-        end
-    else
-        config.vm.provision :shell, path: "ansible/windows.sh", args: ["default"]
-    end
-
-
-    config.vm.synced_folder "./", "/vagrant", type: "nfs"
-end
diff --git a/ansible/inventories/dev b/ansible/inventories/dev
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[phansible-web]
-192.168.11.2
diff --git a/ansible/playbook.yml b/ansible/playbook.yml
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----
-- hosts: all
-  become: yes
-  vars_files:
-    - vars/all.yml
-  roles:
-    - server
-    - vagrant_local
-    - php
-    - xdebug
-    - app
-    - composer
diff --git a/ansible/roles/app/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/app/tasks/main.yml
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
----
-# application tasks to be customized and to run after the main provision
-- name: update file db
-  shell: updatedb
diff --git a/ansible/roles/composer/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/composer/tasks/main.yml
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-- name: Install Composer
-  shell: curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer creates=/usr/local/bin/composer
-
-- name: Increase process timeout
-  shell: composer --global config process-timeout {{ composer.timeout }}
-
-- name: Install packages
-  shell: composer install --optimize-autoloader --prefer-source
-  args:
-   chdir: /vagrant
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diff --git a/ansible/roles/php/tasks/configure.yml b/ansible/roles/php/tasks/configure.yml
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-- stat: path=/etc/php5/cli/php.ini
-  register: phpcli
-
-- include: php-cli.yml
-  when: phpcli.stat.exists
diff --git a/ansible/roles/php/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/php/tasks/main.yml
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----
-- name: Update apt
-  apt: update_cache=yes autoremove=yes
-
-- name: Add ppa Repository
-  apt_repository: repo=ppa:ondrej/{{ php.ppa }}
-
-- name: Update apt
-  apt: update_cache=yes
-
-- name: Install php7
-  apt: pkg=php7.0 state=latest
-
-- name: Install PHP Packages
-  apt: pkg="{{ item }}" state=latest
-  with_items: "{{ php.packages }}"
-  when: php.packages is defined
-
-- include: configure.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/php/tasks/php-cli.yml b/ansible/roles/php/tasks/php-cli.yml
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----
-- name: enabling opcache cli
-  lineinfile:
-    dest: /etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini
-    regexp: ';?opcache.enable=\d'
-    line: 'opcache.enable=1'
-
-- name: ensure timezone is set in cli php.ini
-  lineinfile:
-    dest: /etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini
-    regexp: 'date.timezone ='
-    line: 'date.timezone = {{ server.timezone }}'
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diff --git a/ansible/roles/server/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/server/tasks/main.yml
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----
-- name: Update apt
-  apt: update_cache=yes
-
-- name: Install System Packages
-  apt: pkg="{{ item }}" state=latest
-  with_items:
-    - curl
-    - wget
-    - python-software-properties
-
-- name: Install Extra Packages
-  apt: pkg="{{ item }}" state=latest
-  with_items: "{{ server.packages }}"
-  when: server.packages is defined
-
-- name: Configure the timezone
-  template: src=timezone.tpl dest=/etc/timezone
-
-- name: More Configure the timezone
-  file: src=/usr/share/zoneinfo/{{server.timezone}} dest=/etc/localtime state=link force=yes backup=yes
-
-- name: Set default system language pack
-  shell: locale-gen {{server.locale}}
-
diff --git a/ansible/roles/server/templates/timezone.tpl b/ansible/roles/server/templates/timezone.tpl
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{{server.timezone}}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/vagrant_local/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/vagrant_local/tasks/main.yml
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----
-- name: Set the hostname in /etc/hostname
-  shell: echo {{ vagrant_local.vm.hostname }} > /etc/hostname
-  when: vagrant_local.vm.hostname is defined
-
-- name: Set the hostname
-  shell: hostname {{ vagrant_local.vm.hostname }}
-  when: vagrant_local.vm.hostname is defined
-
-- name: Update /etc/hosts
-  lineinfile:
-    dest: /etc/hosts
-    regexp: '^127\.0\.0\.1'
-    line: '127.0.0.1 localhost {{ vagrant_local.vm.hostname }}'
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0644
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xdebug/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/xdebug/defaults/main.yml
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----
-xdebug:
-    settings:
-        - xdebug.remote_enable=1
-        - xdebug.idekey=PHPSTORM
-        - xdebug.remote_connect_back=1
-        - xdebug.remote_port=9000
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xdebug/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/xdebug/tasks/main.yml
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----
-- name: Install xDebug
-  apt: pkg=php5-xdebug state=latest
diff --git a/ansible/vars/all.yml b/ansible/vars/all.yml
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----
-server:
-    install: '1'
-    packages:
-      - vim
-      - htop
-      - iotop
-      - bwm-ng
-      - git
-    timezone: UTC
-    locale: en_US.UTF-8
-
-vagrant_local:
-    install: '1'
-    vm:
-        hostname: design-patterns
-
-php:
-    install: '1'
-    ppa: php
-    packages:
-      - php7.0-cli
-      - php7.0-intl
-      - php7.0-mcrypt
-      - php7.0-mysql
-      - php7.0-curl
-      - php7.0-json
-      - php7.0-xml
-      - php7.0-mbstring
-
-xdebug:
-    install: '1'
-
-composer:
-    timeout: 2400
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diff --git a/ansible/windows.sh b/ansible/windows.sh
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-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Update Repositories
-sudo apt-get update
-
-# Determine Ubuntu Version
-. /etc/lsb-release
-
-# Decide on package to install for `add-apt-repository` command
-#
-# USE_COMMON=1 when using a distribution over 12.04
-# USE_COMMON=0 when using a distribution at 12.04 or older
-USE_COMMON=$(echo "$DISTRIB_RELEASE > 12.04" | bc)
-
-if [ "$USE_COMMON" -eq "1" ];
-then
-    sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common
-else
-    sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties
-fi
-
-# Add Ansible Repository & Install Ansible
-sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ansible/ansible
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install -y ansible
-
-# Setup Ansible for Local Use and Run
-cp /vagrant/ansible/inventories/dev /etc/ansible/hosts -f
-chmod 666 /etc/ansible/hosts
-cat /vagrant/ansible/files/authorized_keys >> /home/vagrant/.ssh/authorized_keys
-sudo ansible-playbook /vagrant/ansible/playbook.yml -e hostname=$1 --connection=local
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