Self-taught Vagrant surgery using Redmine as the victim

Berksfile

site :opscode

cookbook 'apt'
cookbook 'mysql'

redmine_recipe.rb

# Install the BrightBox Ruby 2.0 packages
package 'python-software-properties'
execute 'add-apt-repository ppa:brightbox/ruby-ng'
execute 'apt-get update'
package 'ruby2.0'
package 'ruby2.0-dev'

# Install build-dependencies for redmine's Gemfile
package 'libmysqlclient-dev'
package 'libmagickwand-dev'
package 'libsqlite3-dev'

# Install bundler and run bundle install
gem_package 'bundler'
execute 'bundle install --gemfile=/vagrant/Gemfile'

Vagrantfile

# -*- mode: ruby -*-
# vi: set ft=ruby :

# Vagrantfile API/syntax version. Don't touch unless you know what you're doing!
VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2"

Vagrant.require_plugin "vagrant-berkshelf"
Vagrant.require_plugin "vagrant-omnibus"
Vagrant.require_plugin "vagrant-chef-apply"

Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
  config.vm.box = "precise64"
  #config.vm.box_url = "custom provisionerless box image"

  config.berkshelf.enabled = true
  config.omnibus.chef_version = :latest

  config.vm.define :rails do |rails|
    rails.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 3000, host: 3000
    rails.vm.network :private_network, ip: "192.168.50.2"

    rails.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
      chef.add_recipe 'apt'
    end

    rails.vm.provision :chef_apply do |chef|
      chef.path = 'redmine_recipe.rb'
    end
  end

  config.vm.define :db do |db|
    db.vm.network :private_network, ip: "192.168.50.4"

    db.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
      chef.json = {
        :mysql => {
          :server_root_password => "vagrant",
          :server_repl_password => "vagrant",
          :server_debian_password => "vagrant"
        }
      }
      chef.run_list = [
          "recipe[apt]",
          "recipe[mysql::server]"
      ]
    end
  end
end

Alright, calling it surgery is being pretty generous...