diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 99418a5..bd77029 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ env:
   inventory: example-inventory/dev
   working_dir: search-box
   IP: 10.0.0.21
+- distro: centos7
+  init: /usr/lib/systemd/systemd
+  run_opts: --privileged --volume=/sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
+  playbook: provision.yml
+  inventory: example-inventory/dev
+  working_dir: cql-box
+  IP: 10.0.0.45
 services:
 - docker
 before_install:
diff --git a/cql-box/README.md b/cql-box/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cd7971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cql-box/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# CQL box
+
+Here we provide an easy setup of a small 3 node cassandra cluster on a centos/7 box using vagrant and ansible.
+
+With the currently used centos/7 base box, we faced some issues with the installation of the guest additions on it.
+This failed, such that the ansible directory could not be mounted in the guest os, such that we couldn't provision the box using ansible.
+
+We've worked around it using a simple `yum update`, but it does require multiple `vagrant provision` and a `vagrant reload` call.
+
+TLDR;
+To get a centos box with a 3 node cassandra cluster on it, just run
+
+```bash
+./vagrant_start.sh
+```
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diff --git a/cql-box/Vagrantfile b/cql-box/Vagrantfile
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c8e3cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cql-box/Vagrantfile
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# required: vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  config.vm.box = "centos/7"
+  config.vm.box_version = "<=1608.02"
+  config.ssh.insert_key = false
+  config.vbguest.auto_update = true
+
+  config.vm.provision "shell", inline: "sudo yum update -y && sudo yum install -y kernel-devel"
+  config.vm.provision "ansible_local" do |ansible|
+    ansible.playbook = "provision.yml"
+    ansible.inventory_path = "example-inventory/dev"
+    ansible.provisioning_path = "/vagrant/cql-box"
+    ansible.raw_arguments = ['-u vagrant']
+  end
+
+  config.vm.synced_folder "..", "/vagrant", type: "virtualbox"
+
+  #config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 22, host: 2223
+
+  config.vm.define "bdr-cql-box", autostart: true do |vm|
+      vm.vm.hostname = "cql-box"
+      vm.vm.network "private_network", ip: "10.0.0.45"
+      # to mount other folders: vm.vm.synced_folder "../../", "/home/vagrant/projects",  :mount_options => ["dmode=644,fmode=644"]
+
+      # Provision virtualbox:
+      vm.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
+        vb.memory = 5096
+        vb.cpus = 4
+        vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--usb", "off"]
+        vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--usbehci", "off"]
+      end
+  end
+
+
+end
diff --git a/cql-box/ansible.cfg b/cql-box/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33d5ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cql-box/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[defaults]
+roles_path = network:platform:components:../common/network:../common/platform:../common/components
diff --git a/cql-box/components/cql/defaults/main.yml b/cql-box/components/cql/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba0b044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cql-box/components/cql/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+cql_version: 3.0.0
+cql_nodecount: 3
+cql_clustername: test
diff --git a/cql-box/components/cql/tasks/main.yml b/cql-box/components/cql/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e149c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cql-box/components/cql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+
+- name: Ensure Java 8 is installed
+  package: name=java-1.8.0-openjdk state=present
+  become: yes
+
+- name:  Get latest ccm version
+  become: yes
+  git:
+    repo: https://github.com/pcmanus/ccm.git
+    dest: ~/checkouts/ccm
+    update: no
+
+- name: Install ccm
+  become: yes
+  command: ./setup.py install
+  args:
+    chdir: ~/checkouts/ccm
+    creates: /usr/bin/ccm
+
+- name: Initiate cluster
+  command: "ccm create --version {{cql_version}} --nodes {{cql_nodecount}} --start {{cql_clustername}}"
+  args:
+    creates: "~/.ccm/{{cql_clustername}}"
+
diff --git a/cql-box/example-inventory/dev b/cql-box/example-inventory/dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0497cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cql-box/example-inventory/dev
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+bdr-cql-box ansible_connection=local advertised_host=10.0.0.45
+
+[bdr-cql-box]
+bdr-cql-box
+
+[cql]
+bdr-cql-box
diff --git a/cql-box/provision.yml b/cql-box/provision.yml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..831143d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cql-box/provision.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+- hosts: all
+  become: yes
+  roles:
+    - repositories
+  tasks:
+    - package: name=python-pip state=present
+    - package: name=git state=present
+
+- hosts: cql
+  roles:
+    - cql
diff --git a/cql-box/vagrant_start.sh b/cql-box/vagrant_start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4e7d0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cql-box/vagrant_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# sets up the vagrant box, working around failing guest additions cuasing failed mapped folders
+vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest && \
+vagrant up && \
+vagrant provision --provision-with shell  && \
+vagrant reload  && \
+vagrant provision --provision-with ansible_local
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