diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 297a96d..6e2769e 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
   # within the machine from a port on the host machine. In the example below,
   # accessing "localhost:8080" will access port 80 on the guest machine.
   # NOTE: This will enable public access to the opened port
-  # config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 8080
+  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 3000, host: 8080
 
   # Create a forwarded port mapping which allows access to a specific port
   # within the machine from a port on the host machine and only allow access
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
   # SHELL
 
   config.vm.provision "chef_solo" do |chef|
-    chef.cookbooks_path = "/vagrant/cookbooks/"
-    chef.add_recipe "hosting::user"
+    chef.version = "14.12.3" # version 14.12.9 fails to run
+    chef.cookbooks_path = "cookbooks/"
+    chef.roles_path = "roles"
+    chef.add_role("gitea")
+    # chef.add_recipe "hosting::user" 
+    # chef.add_recipe "hosting::mkdir"
+    # chef.add_recipe "hosting::postgress"
   end
 end
diff --git a/cookbooks/hosting.json b/cookbooks/hosting.json
index bd87700..e6653ea 100644
--- a/cookbooks/hosting.json
+++ b/cookbooks/hosting.json
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 {
- "run_list": [ "recipe[hosting::user]", 
-               "recipe[hosting::mkdir]",
-               "recipe[hosting::postgress]"
-             ]
+ "run_list": [ "role[gitea]"]
 }
diff --git a/cookbooks/hosting/metadata.json b/cookbooks/hosting/metadata.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9076585..0000000
--- a/cookbooks/hosting/metadata.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "hosting",
-  "description": "Installs/Configures hosting",
-  "long_description": "Installs/Configures hosting",
-  "maintainer": "The Authors",
-  "maintainer_email": "you@example.com",
-  "license": "All Rights Reserved",
-  "platforms": {
-
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-
-  },
-  "providing": {
-
-  },
-  "recipes": {
-
-  },
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "source_url": "",
-  "issues_url": "",
-  "privacy": false,
-  "chef_versions": [
-    [
-      ">= 13.0"
-    ]
-  ],
-  "ohai_versions": [
-
-  ],
-  "gems": [
-
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/cookbooks/solo.rb b/cookbooks/solo.rb
index af837ee..a1409a8 100644
--- a/cookbooks/solo.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/solo.rb
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-cookbook_path '/opt/theta42/provision-node/cookbooks'
\ No newline at end of file
+cookbook_path '/opt/theta42/provision-node/cookbooks'
+roles_path '/opt/theta42/provision-node/roles'
diff --git a/roles/gitea.rb b/roles/gitea.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84d507f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/gitea.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name :gitea
+description "A basic role"
+
+run_list(
+	"recipe[hosting::user]", 
+	"recipe[hosting::mkdir]",
+	"recipe[hosting::postgress]",
+)
\ No newline at end of file