diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ced7545e..b20d4e97b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /interface/static/js/
 /interface/static/css/
 /interface/static/img/
-/puppet/modules/
+/puppet/environment/development/modules_contrib/
 /test/.cache
 /test/programmatic_interface/.cache
 /test/programmatic_interface/__pycache__
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 9c973d6ec..a78953e99 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
     puppet.manifests_path   = 'puppet/environment/development/manifests'
     puppet.module_path      = ['puppet/environment/development/modules_contrib', 'puppet/environment/development/modules']
     puppet.manifest_file    = 'vagrant_mounted.pp'
-  end
 
   ## Custom Manifest: install redis client / server
   #
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
     puppet.manifests_path   = 'puppet/environment/development/manifests'
     puppet.module_path      = ['puppet/environment/development/modules_contrib', 'puppet/environment/development/modules']
     puppet.manifest_file    = 'configure_system.pp'
-  end
 
   ## Custom Manifest: define webcompilers
   #
diff --git a/puppet/scripts/__init__.py b/puppet/environment/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/scripts/__init__.py
rename to puppet/environment/__init__.py
diff --git a/puppet/Puppetfile b/puppet/environment/development/Puppetfile
similarity index 97%
rename from puppet/Puppetfile
rename to puppet/environment/development/Puppetfile
index 848bad856..3f4ffd0ec 100644
--- a/puppet/Puppetfile
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/Puppetfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mod 'apt',
 ## Install Module: nodejs
 mod 'nodejs',
   :git => 'git@github.com:puppet-community/puppet-nodejs.git',
-  :ref => '1.2.0'
+  :ref => 'v1.3.0'
 
 ## Install Module: git
 mod 'git',
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/__init__.py b/puppet/environment/development/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e76630aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"""@__init__
+This file allows the containing directory to be considered a python package,
+consisting of python module(s).
+"""
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/manifests/compile_asset.pp b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/compile_asset.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11a4753e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/compile_asset.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+### compile_asset.pp: install, configure, and run initial compile against
+###                   source files.
+###
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+
+## install package dependencies
+class dependencies {
+    contain package::webcompilers
+}
+
+## configure webcompilers
+class configure {
+    ## set dependency
+    require dependencies
+
+    ## configure webcompilers	
+    contain compiler::webcompilers
+}
+
+## start webcompilers
+class start {
+    ## set dependency
+    require dependencies
+    require configure
+
+    ## start compiler(s)
+    contain compiler::start_sass
+    contain compiler::start_uglifyjs
+    contain compiler::start_browserify
+    contain compiler::start_imagemin
+}
+
+## initial compile
+class initiate {
+    ## set dependency
+    require dependencies
+    require configure
+    require start
+
+    ## initial compile
+    contain compiler::initial_compile
+}
+
+## initiate
+include initiate
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_redis.pp b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_redis.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8353eedd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_redis.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### configure_redis.pp: install redis client, and redis server.
+###
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+
+## install redis client
+include redis::client
+
+## install redis-server
+include redis::server
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_system.pp b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_system.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39bc187c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_system.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+### configure_system.pp: configure system with general requirements.
+###
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+
+## define system timezone
+include system::set_timezone
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_webserver.pp b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_webserver.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a92bd1c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_webserver.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### configure_webserver.pp: implement webserver, with necessary dependencies.
+###
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+
+## create log directory
+include system::log_directory
+
+## install webserver
+include webserver::service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/manifests/install_packages.pp b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/install_packages.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b86b92f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/install_packages.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+### install_packages.pp: install general packages.
+###
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+
+## nodejs, with npm: this cannot be wrapped into a module, and included, as
+#      needed. Puppet will only allow one instance of this class, regardless of
+#      of its implementation.
+class install_nodejs {
+    ## set dependency
+    require apt
+
+    ## install nodejs, with npm
+    class { 'nodejs':
+        repo_url_suffix => '5.x',
+    }
+    contain nodejs
+}
+
+## general packages
+class general_packages {
+    ## set dependency
+    require apt
+    require install_nodejs
+
+    ## install packages
+    contain package::dos2unix
+    contain package::inotify_tools
+    contain package::react_presets
+    contain package::jsonschema
+    contain package::xmltodict
+    contain package::six
+    contain system::webcompiler_directories
+}
+
+## initiate
+include general_packages
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/manifests/install_sklearn.pp b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/install_sklearn.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5eef6a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/install_sklearn.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+### install_sklearn.pp: install sklearn, with all necessary dependencies.
+###
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+
+## create '/vagrant/build/' directory
+include system::build_directory
+
+## install sklearn dependencies
+include package::sklearn_dependencies
+
+## download scikit-learn
+include package::sklearn
+
+## build scikit-learn
+include sklearn::build_sklearn
+
+## install scikit-learn
+include sklearn::install_sklearn
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/manifests/setup_database.pp b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/setup_database.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e99946ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/setup_database.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+### setup_database.pp: install client, server, bindings, and initialize
+###                    database with required tables.
+###
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+
+## install mariadb
+include database::server
+
+## install mariadb client
+include database::client
+
+## install mariad bindings
+include database::bindings
+
+## create database tables
+include database::database
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/manifests/start_webserver.pp b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/start_webserver.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fea34fdbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/start_webserver.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+### start_webserver.pp: start webserver.
+###
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+
+## start webservers
+include webserver::start
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/manifests/vagrant_mounted.pp b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/vagrant_mounted.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b748941b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/manifests/vagrant_mounted.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+### vagrant_mounted.pp: ensure 'vagrant-mounted' event fires, when '/vagrant'
+###                     shared directory, is mounted within the guest virtual
+###                     machine.
+###
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+
+## install dos2unix
+include package::dos2unix
+
+## configure service
+include vagrant::service
+
+## start service
+include vagrant::start
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/initial_compile.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/initial_compile.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ac0e7062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/initial_compile.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'compiler::::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class compiler::initial_compile {
+    $sources = [
+        'jsx',
+        'img',
+        'scss',
+        'js'
+    ]
+
+    $sources.each |String $source| {
+        ## variables
+        $check_files = "if [ \"$(ls -A /vagrant/src/${source}/)\" ];"
+        $touch_files = "then touch /vagrant/src/${source}/*; fi"
+
+        ## touch source: ensure initial build compiles every source file.
+        #
+        #  @touch, changes the modification time to the current system time.
+        #
+        #  Note: the current inotifywait implementation watches close_write, move,
+        #        and create. However, the source files will already exist before
+        #        this 'inotifywait', since the '/vagrant' directory will already
+        #        have been mounted on the initial build.
+        #
+        #  Note: every 'command' implementation checks if directory is nonempty,
+        #        then touch all files in the directory, respectively.
+        exec { "touch-${source}-files":
+            command     => "${check_files} ${touch_files}",
+            provider    => shell,
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_browserify.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_browserify.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0652d05f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_browserify.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'compiler::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class compiler::start_browserify {
+    service { 'browserify':
+        ensure => 'running',
+        enable => true,
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_imagemin.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_imagemin.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f64c9e250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_imagemin.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'compiler::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class compiler::start_imagemin {
+    service { 'imagemin':
+        ensure => 'running',
+        enable => true,
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_sass.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_sass.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..076b35be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_sass.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'compiler::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class compiler::start_sass {
+    service { 'sass':
+        ensure => 'running',
+        enable => true,
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_uglifyjs.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_uglifyjs.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67c5f9817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/start_uglifyjs.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'compiler::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class compiler::start_uglifyjs {
+    service { 'uglifyjs':
+        ensure => 'running',
+        enable => true,
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/webcompilers.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/webcompilers.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1061831dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/compiler/manifests/webcompilers.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'compiler::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class compiler::webcompilers {
+    ## variables
+    $environment = 'development'
+
+    $compilers = [
+        'browserify',
+        'imagemin',
+        'sass',
+        'uglifyjs'
+    ]
+
+    $compilers.each |String $compiler| {
+        ## create startup script: for webcompilers, using puppet templating
+        file { "${compiler}-startup-script":
+            path    => "/etc/init/${compiler}.conf",
+            ensure  => 'present',
+            content => template("/vagrant/puppet/environment/${environment}/template/webcompilers.erb"),
+            notify  => Exec["dos2unix-upstart-${compiler}"],
+        }
+
+        ## dos2unix upstart: convert clrf (windows to linux) in case host machine
+        #                    is windows.
+        #
+        #  @notify, ensure the webserver service is started. This is similar to an
+        #      exec statement, where the 'refreshonly => true' would be implemented
+        #      on the corresponding listening end point. But, the 'service' end
+        #      point does not require the 'refreshonly' attribute.
+        exec { "dos2unix-upstart-${compiler}":
+            command     => "dos2unix /etc/init/${compiler}.conf",
+            refreshonly => true,
+            notify      => Exec["dos2unix-bash-${compiler}"],
+            path        => '/usr/bin',
+        }
+
+        ## dos2unix bash: convert clrf (windows to linux) in case host machine is
+        #                 windows.
+        #
+        #  @notify, ensure the webserver service is started. This is similar to an
+        #      exec statement, where the 'refreshonly => true' would be implemented
+        #      on the corresponding listening end point. But, the 'service' end
+        #      point does not require the 'refreshonly' attribute.
+        exec { "dos2unix-bash-${compiler}":
+            command     => "dos2unix /vagrant/puppet/environment/${environment}/scripts/${compiler}",
+            refreshonly => true,
+            path        => '/usr/bin',
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/bindings.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/bindings.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97ae257d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/bindings.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'database::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class database::bindings {
+    class {'::mysql::bindings':
+        python_enable => true,
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/client.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/client.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..161483b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/client.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'database::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class database::client {
+    ## mysql::client: install, and configure mariadb-client
+    class {'::mysql::client':
+        package_name => 'mariadb-client',
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/database.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/database.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0003519d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/database.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'database::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class database::database {
+    ## variables
+    $environment = 'development'
+
+    ## define database tables
+    #
+    #  @require, syntax involves 'Class Containment'. For more information,
+    #      https://puppetlabs.com/blog/class-containment-puppet
+    exec {'create-database-tables':
+        command => 'python setup_tables.py',
+        cwd     => "/vagrant/puppet/environment/${environment}/scripts/",
+        path    => '/usr/bin',
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/server.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/server.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31eac08c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/database/manifests/server.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'database::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class database::server {
+    ## mysql::server: install, and configure mariadb-server
+    #
+    #  @password_hash, default password (can be adjusted via cli)
+    #  @max_connections_per_hour, @max_queries_per_hour, @max_updates_per_hour,
+    #      @max_user_connections, a zero value indicates no limit
+    class {'::mysql::server':
+        package_name  => 'mariadb-server',
+        root_password => 'password',
+        users         => {
+            'authenticated@localhost' => {
+                ensure                   => 'present',
+                max_connections_per_hour => '0',
+                max_queries_per_hour     => '0',
+                max_updates_per_hour     => '0',
+                max_user_connections     => '0',
+                password_hash            => mysql_password('password'),
+            },
+            'provisioner@localhost'   => {
+                ensure                   => 'present',
+                max_connections_per_hour => '1',
+                max_queries_per_hour     => '0',
+                max_updates_per_hour     => '0',
+                max_user_connections     => '1',
+                password_hash            => mysql_password('password'),
+            },
+        },
+        grants        => {
+            'authenticated@localhost/db_machine_learning.*' => {
+                ensure     => 'present',
+                options    => ['GRANT'],
+                privileges => ['INSERT', 'DELETE', 'UPDATE', 'SELECT'],
+                table      => 'db_machine_learning.*',
+                user       => 'authenticated@localhost',
+            },
+            'provisioner@localhost/db_machine_learning.*'   => {
+                ensure     => 'present',
+                options    => ['GRANT'],
+                privileges => ['CREATE'],
+                table      => 'db_machine_learning.*',
+                user       => 'provisioner@localhost',
+            },
+        },
+        databases     => {
+            'db_machine_learning' => {
+                ensure  => 'present',
+                charset => 'utf8',
+            },
+        },
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/dos2unix.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/dos2unix.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17977fd1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/dos2unix.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::dos2unix {
+    ## update apt-get
+    include apt
+
+    package { 'dos2unix':
+        ensure => 'installed',
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/inotify_tools.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/inotify_tools.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bde39070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/inotify_tools.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::inotify_tools {
+    ## update apt-get
+    include apt
+
+    package { 'inotify-tools':
+        ensure => 'installed',
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/jsonschema.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/jsonschema.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c4a7ab57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/jsonschema.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::jsonschema {
+    include python
+
+    package { 'jsonschema':
+        ensure   => 'installed',
+        provider => 'pip',
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/react_presets.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/react_presets.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5d62fd71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/react_presets.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::react_presets {
+    ## install babelify presets for reactjs (npm)
+    exec { 'install-babelify-presets':
+        command     => 'npm install --no-bin-links',
+        cwd         => '/vagrant/src/jsx/',
+        path        => '/usr/bin',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/redis.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/redis.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ac38650a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/redis.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::redis {
+    include python
+
+    package { 'redis':
+        ensure   => 'installed',
+        provider => 'pip',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/redis_server.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/redis_server.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ab6c8d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/redis_server.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::redis {
+    package { 'redis-server':
+        ensure => 'installed',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/six.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/six.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..676a4f522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/six.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::six {
+    include python
+
+    package { 'six':
+        ensure   => 'installed',
+        provider => 'pip',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/sklearn.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/sklearn.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be0c6d6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/sklearn.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::sklearn {
+    include git
+
+    vcsrepo {'/vagrant/build/scikit-learn':
+        ensure   => present,
+        provider => git,
+        source   => 'https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn',
+        revision => '0.16.1',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/sklearn_dependencies.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/sklearn_dependencies.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..891d15b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/sklearn_dependencies.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::sklearn_dependencies {
+    ## variables
+    $dependencies = [
+        'python-dev',
+        'python-numpy',
+        'python-numpy-dev',
+        'python-scipy',
+        'libatlas-dev',
+        'g++',
+        'python-matplotlib',
+        'ipython'
+    ]
+
+    ## install dependencies
+    ensure_packages( $dependencies )
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/webcompilers.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/webcompilers.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e860103cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/webcompilers.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::webcompilers {
+    ## variables
+    $webcompilers = [
+        'uglify-js',
+        'imagemin',
+        'node-sass',
+        'babel-core',
+        'browserify',
+        'babelify'
+    ]
+
+    ## print node / npm version
+    exec { 'echo-general-notice':
+        command => 'echo "installing npm packages with: "',
+        path => '/bin',
+        notify => Exec['echo-versions'],
+        logoutput => true,
+    }
+    exec { 'echo-versions':
+        command => 'npm -v && node -v',
+        path    => '/usr/bin',
+        refreshonly => true,
+        before  => Package[$webcompilers],
+        logoutput => true,
+    }
+
+    ## packages: install general packages (npm)
+    package { $webcompilers:
+        ensure   => 'present',
+        provider => 'npm',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/xmltodict.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/xmltodict.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d53976f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/package/manifests/xmltodict.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'package::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class package::xmltodict {
+    include python
+
+    package { 'xmltodict':
+        ensure   => 'installed',
+        provider => 'pip',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/redis/manifests/client.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/redis/manifests/client.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e4ddbdd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/redis/manifests/client.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'redis::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class redis::client {
+    include python
+
+    package { 'redis':
+        ensure   => 'installed',
+        provider => 'pip',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/redis/manifests/server.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/redis/manifests/server.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adb43f7b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/redis/manifests/server.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'redis::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class redis::server {
+    include python
+
+    package { 'redis-server':
+        ensure => 'installed',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/sklearn/manifests/build_sklearn.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/sklearn/manifests/build_sklearn.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57c12a4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/sklearn/manifests/build_sklearn.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'sklearn::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class sklearn::build_sklearn {
+    exec {'build-sklearn':
+        command => 'python setup.py build',
+        cwd     => '/vagrant/build/scikit-learn/',
+        path    => '/usr/bin',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/sklearn/manifests/install_sklearn.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/sklearn/manifests/install_sklearn.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5060a1178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/sklearn/manifests/install_sklearn.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'sklearn::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class sklearn::install_sklearn {
+    ## set dependency
+    require python
+
+    exec {'install-sklearn':
+        command => 'python setup.py install',
+        cwd     => '/vagrant/build/scikit-learn/',
+        path    => '/usr/bin',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/build_directory.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/build_directory.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e01796c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/build_directory.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'system::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class system::build_directory {
+    file {'/vagrant/build/':
+        ensure => 'directory',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/log_directory.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/log_directory.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f06b48744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/log_directory.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'system::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class system::log_directory {
+    file {'/vagrant/log/':
+        ensure => 'directory',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/set_timezone.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/set_timezone.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7a607e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/set_timezone.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'system::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class system::set_timezone {
+    class { 'timezone':
+        region   => 'America',
+        locality => 'New_York',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/webcompiler_directories.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/webcompiler_directories.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c30efb6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/system/manifests/webcompiler_directories.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'system::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class system::webcompiler_directories {
+    $directories = {
+        browserify => {
+            src       => 'jsx',
+            asset     => 'js',
+            asset_dir => true,
+            src_dir   => true,
+        },
+        imagemin   => {
+            src   => 'img',
+            asset => 'img',
+            asset_dir => true,
+            src_dir   => true,
+        },
+        sass       => {
+            src       => 'scss',
+            asset     => 'css',
+            asset_dir => true,
+            src_dir   => true,
+        },
+        uglifyjs   => {
+            src       => 'js',
+            asset     => 'js',
+            asset_dir => false,
+            src_dir   => false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    $directories.each |String $directory, Hash $type| {
+        ## create asset directories (if not exist)
+        if ($type['asset_dir']) {
+            file { "/vagrant/interface/static/${type['asset']}/":
+                ensure => 'directory',
+            }
+        }
+
+        ## create src directories (if not exist)
+        if ($type['src_dir']) {
+            file { "/vagrant/src/${type['src']}/":
+                ensure => 'directory',
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/vagrant/manifests/service.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/vagrant/manifests/service.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7f18c946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/vagrant/manifests/service.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'vagrant::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class vagrant::service {
+    ## variables
+    $mountpoint  = '/vagrant/'
+    $environment = 'development'
+
+    ## create startup script: for 'vagrant-mounted' event
+    file { 'vagrant-startup-script':
+        path    => '/etc/init/workaround-vagrant-bug-6074.conf',
+        ensure  => 'present',
+        content => template("/vagrant/puppet/environment/${environment}/template/vagrant_mounted.erb"),
+        notify  => Exec['dos2unix-upstart-vagrant'],
+    }
+
+    ## dos2unix upstart: convert clrf (windows to linux) in case host machine
+    #                    is windows.
+    #
+    #  @notify, ensure the webserver service is started. This is similar to an
+    #      exec statement, where the 'refreshonly => true' would be implemented
+    #      on the corresponding listening end point. But, the 'service' end point
+    #      does not require the 'refreshonly' attribute.
+    exec { 'dos2unix-upstart-vagrant':
+        command => 'dos2unix /etc/init/workaround-vagrant-bug-6074.conf',
+        refreshonly => true,
+        path => '/usr/bin',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/vagrant/manifests/start.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/vagrant/manifests/start.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac19ae7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/vagrant/manifests/start.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'vagrant::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class vagrant::start {
+    service {'workaround-vagrant-bug-6074':
+        ensure => 'running',
+        enable => true,
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/service.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/service.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f97fce79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/service.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'webserver::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class webserver::service {
+    ## variables
+    $environment = 'development'
+
+    ## include webserver dependencies
+    include python
+    include python::flask
+    include python::requests
+
+    ## define webserver
+    file { 'server-startup-script':
+        path    => '/etc/init/flask.conf',
+        ensure  => 'present',
+        content => template("/vagrant/puppet/environment/${environment}/template/webserver.erb"),
+        notify  => Exec['dos2unix-flask'],
+    }
+
+    ## convert clrf (windows to linux) in case host machine is windows.
+    #
+    #  @notify, ensure the webserver service is started. This is similar
+    #      to an exec statement, where the 'refreshonly => true' would be
+    #      implemented on the corresponding listening end point. But, the
+    #      'service' end point does not require the 'refreshonly'
+    #      attribute.
+    exec { 'dos2unix-flask':
+        command     => 'dos2unix /etc/init/flask.conf',
+        refreshonly => true,
+        path        => '/usr/bin/',
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/start.pp b/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/start.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9dbcdd2c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/modules/webserver/manifests/start.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+### Note: the prefix 'vagrant::', corresponds to a puppet convention:
+###
+###       https://github.com/jeff1evesque/machine-learning/issues/2349
+###
+class webserver::start {
+    ## start webserver
+    service { 'flask':
+        ensure => 'running',
+        enable => true,
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/puppet/scripts/Puppetfile b/puppet/environment/development/scripts/Puppetfile
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/scripts/Puppetfile
rename to puppet/environment/development/scripts/Puppetfile
diff --git a/puppet/environment/development/scripts/__init__.py b/puppet/environment/development/scripts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e76630aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/scripts/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"""@__init__
+This file allows the containing directory to be considered a python package,
+consisting of python module(s).
+"""
diff --git a/puppet/scripts/browserify b/puppet/environment/development/scripts/browserify
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/scripts/browserify
rename to puppet/environment/development/scripts/browserify
diff --git a/puppet/scripts/imagemin b/puppet/environment/development/scripts/imagemin
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/scripts/imagemin
rename to puppet/environment/development/scripts/imagemin
diff --git a/puppet/scripts/puppet_updater.sh b/puppet/environment/development/scripts/puppet_updater.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/scripts/puppet_updater.sh
rename to puppet/environment/development/scripts/puppet_updater.sh
diff --git a/puppet/scripts/sass b/puppet/environment/development/scripts/sass
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/scripts/sass
rename to puppet/environment/development/scripts/sass
diff --git a/puppet/scripts/setup_tables.py b/puppet/environment/development/scripts/setup_tables.py
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/scripts/setup_tables.py
rename to puppet/environment/development/scripts/setup_tables.py
diff --git a/puppet/scripts/uglifyjs b/puppet/environment/development/scripts/uglifyjs
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/scripts/uglifyjs
rename to puppet/environment/development/scripts/uglifyjs
diff --git a/puppet/template/enable_multiverse_1.erb b/puppet/environment/development/template/enable_multiverse_1.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/template/enable_multiverse_1.erb
rename to puppet/environment/development/template/enable_multiverse_1.erb
diff --git a/puppet/template/enable_multiverse_2.erb b/puppet/environment/development/template/enable_multiverse_2.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/template/enable_multiverse_2.erb
rename to puppet/environment/development/template/enable_multiverse_2.erb
diff --git a/puppet/template/vagrant_mounted.erb b/puppet/environment/development/template/vagrant_mounted.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/template/vagrant_mounted.erb
rename to puppet/environment/development/template/vagrant_mounted.erb
diff --git a/puppet/template/webcompilers.erb b/puppet/environment/development/template/webcompilers.erb
similarity index 95%
rename from puppet/template/webcompilers.erb
rename to puppet/environment/development/template/webcompilers.erb
index 0655e9f15..fec541c49 100644
--- a/puppet/template/webcompilers.erb
+++ b/puppet/environment/development/template/webcompilers.erb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ expect fork
 ## start upstart job
 #
 #  @chdir, change the current working directory
-chdir /vagrant/puppet/scripts/
+chdir /vagrant/puppet/environment/development/scripts
 exec ./<%= @compiler %>
 
 ## log start-up date
diff --git a/puppet/template/webserver.erb b/puppet/environment/development/template/webserver.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from puppet/template/webserver.erb
rename to puppet/environment/development/template/webserver.erb
diff --git a/puppet/manifests/compile_asset.pp b/puppet/manifests/compile_asset.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 204f1181e..000000000
--- a/puppet/manifests/compile_asset.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-## define $PATH for all execs, and packages
-Exec {path => ['/usr/bin/', '/sbin/', '/bin/', '/usr/share/']}
-
-## variables
-#
-#  @asset_dir, indicate whether to create corresponding asset directory.
-#
-#  @src_dir, indicate whether to create corresponding source directory.
-#
-#  Note: hash iteration is done alphabetically.
-$compilers = {
-    browserify => {
-        src       => 'jsx',
-        asset     => 'js',
-        asset_dir => true,
-        src_dir   => true,
-    },
-    imagemin   => {
-        src   => 'img',
-        asset => 'img',
-        asset_dir => true,
-        src_dir   => true,
-    },
-    sass       => {
-        src       => 'scss',
-        asset     => 'css',
-        asset_dir => true,
-        src_dir   => true,
-    },
-    uglifyjs   => {
-        src       => 'js',
-        asset     => 'js',
-        asset_dir => false,
-        src_dir   => false,
-    }
-}
-
-## dynamically create compilers
-$compilers.each |String $compiler, Hash $resource| {
-    ## variables
-    $check_files = "if [ \"$(ls -A /vagrant/src/${resource['src']}/)\" ];"
-    $touch_files = "then touch /vagrant/src/${resource['src']}/*; fi"
-
-    ## create asset directories (if not exist)
-    if ($resource['asset_dir']) {
-        file {"/vagrant/interface/static/${resource['asset']}/":
-            ensure => 'directory',
-            before => File["${compiler}-startup-script"],
-        }
-    }
-
-    ## create src directories (if not exist)
-    if ($resource['src_dir']) {
-        file {"/vagrant/src/${resource['src']}/":
-            ensure => 'directory',
-            before => File["${compiler}-startup-script"],
-        }
-    }
-
-    ## create startup script: for webcompilers, using puppet templating
-    file {"${compiler}-startup-script":
-        path    => "/etc/init/${compiler}.conf",
-        ensure  => 'present',
-        content => template('/vagrant/puppet/template/webcompilers.erb'),
-        notify  => Exec["dos2unix-upstart-${compiler}"],
-    }
-
-    ## dos2unix upstart: convert clrf (windows to linux) in case host machine
-    #                    is windows.
-    #
-    #  @notify, ensure the webserver service is started. This is similar to an
-    #      exec statement, where the 'refreshonly => true' would be implemented
-    #      on the corresponding listening end point. But, the 'service' end
-    #      point does not require the 'refreshonly' attribute.
-    exec {"dos2unix-upstart-${compiler}":
-        command     => "dos2unix /etc/init/${compiler}.conf",
-        refreshonly => true,
-        notify      => Exec["dos2unix-bash-${compiler}"],
-    }
-
-    ## dos2unix bash: convert clrf (windows to linux) in case host machine is
-    #                 windows.
-    #
-    #  @notify, ensure the webserver service is started. This is similar to an
-    #      exec statement, where the 'refreshonly => true' would be implemented
-    #      on the corresponding listening end point. But, the 'service' end
-    #      point does not require the 'refreshonly' attribute.
-    exec {"dos2unix-bash-${compiler}":
-        command     => "dos2unix /vagrant/puppet/scripts/${compiler}",
-        refreshonly => true,
-        notify      => Service[$compiler],
-    }
-
-    ## start ${compiler} service
-    service {$compiler:
-        ensure => 'running',
-        enable => true,
-        notify => Exec["touch-${resource['src']}-files"],
-    }
-
-    ## touch source: ensure initial build compiles every source file.
-    #
-    #  @touch, changes the modification time to the current system time.
-    #
-    #  Note: the current inotifywait implementation watches close_write, move,
-    #        and create. However, the source files will already exist before
-    #        this 'inotifywait', since the '/vagrant' directory will already
-    #        have been mounted on the initial build.
-    #
-    #  Note: every 'command' implementation checks if directory is nonempty,
-    #        then touch all files in the directory, respectively.
-    exec {"touch-${resource['src']}-files":
-        command     => "${check_files} ${touch_files}",
-        refreshonly => true,
-        provider    => shell,
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/puppet/manifests/configure_system.pp b/puppet/manifests/configure_system.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 96ccb32e0..000000000
--- a/puppet/manifests/configure_system.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-## define $PATH for all execs, and packages
-Exec {path => ['/usr/bin/']}
-
-## define system timezone
-class {'timezone':
-    region   => 'America',
-    locality => 'New_York',
-}
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diff --git a/puppet/manifests/install_packages.pp b/puppet/manifests/install_packages.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index a6e95bd8f..000000000
--- a/puppet/manifests/install_packages.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-## include puppet modules: this (also) runs 'apt-get update'
-include python
-include apt
-
-class { 'nodejs':
-  repo_url_suffix => 'node_5.x',
-}
-
-## variables
-case $::osfamily {
-  'redhat': {
-    $packages_general = ['dos2unix', 'inotify-tools', 'ruby-devel']
-  }
-  'debian': {
-    $packages_general = ['dos2unix', 'inotify-tools', 'ruby-dev']
-  }
-  default: {
-  }
-}
-
-$packages_build_dep   = ['matplotlib', 'scikit-learn']
-$packages_general_pip = [
-    'redis',
-    'jsonschema',
-    'xmltodict',
-    'six',
-    'matplotlib'
-]
-$packages_general_npm = [
-    'uglify-js',
-    'imagemin',
-    'node-sass',
-    'babel-core',
-    'browserify',
-    'babelify'
-]
-$packages_build_size  = size($packages_build_dep) - 1
-
-## define $PATH for all execs, and packages
-Exec {
-  path => ['/usr/bin/', '/bin/', '/usr/local', '/usr/sbin/', '/sbin/'],
-}
-
-## enable 'multiverse' repository (part 1, replace line)
-exec {'enable-multiverse-repository-1':
-  command => template('/vagrant/puppet/template/enable_multiverse_1.erb'),
-  notify  => Exec["build-package-dependencies-${packages_build_size}"],
-}
-
-## enable 'multiverse' repository (part 2, replace line)
-exec {'enable-multiverse-repository-2':
-  command => template('/vagrant/puppet/template/enable_multiverse_2.erb'),
-  notify  => Exec["build-package-dependencies-${packages_build_size}"],
-}
-
-## build package dependencies
-each($packages_build_dep) |$index, $package| {
-  exec {"build-package-dependencies-${index}":
-    command     => "apt-get build-dep ${package} -y",
-    before      => Package[$packages_general],
-    refreshonly => true,
-    timeout     => 1400,
-  }
-}
-
-## packages: install general packages (apt, yum)
-package {$packages_general:
-  ensure => 'installed',
-  before => Package[$packages_general_pip],
-}
-
-## packages: install general packages (pip)
-package {$packages_general_pip:
-  ensure   => 'installed',
-  provider => 'pip',
-  before   => Package[$packages_general_npm],
-}
-
-## packages: install general packages (npm)
-package {$packages_general_npm:
-  ensure   => 'present',
-  provider => 'npm',
-  notify   => Exec['install-babelify-presets'],
-  require  => Package['npm'],
-}
-
-## packages: install babelify presets for reactjs (npm)
-exec {'install-babelify-presets':
-  command     => 'npm install --no-bin-links',
-  cwd         => '/vagrant/src/jsx/',
-  before      => Package['redis-server'],
-  refreshonly => true,
-}
-
-## package: install redis-server
-package {'redis-server':
-  ensure => 'installed',
-}
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diff --git a/puppet/manifests/install_sklearn.pp b/puppet/manifests/install_sklearn.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index b98951000..000000000
--- a/puppet/manifests/install_sklearn.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-## include puppet modules: this (also) runs 'apt-get update'
-include git
-
-## define $PATH for all execs
-Exec {path => ['/usr/bin/']}
-
-## create '/vagrant/build/' directory
-file {'/vagrant/build/':
-    ensure => 'directory',
-    before => Vcsrepo['/vagrant/build/scikit-learn'],
-}
-
-## download scikit-learn
-vcsrepo {'/vagrant/build/scikit-learn':
-    ensure   => present,
-    provider => git,
-    source   => 'https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn',
-    revision => '0.16.1',
-    before   => Exec['build-sklearn'],
-    notify   => Exec['build-sklearn'],
-}
-
-## build scikit-learn
-exec {'build-sklearn':
-    command     => 'python setup.py build',
-    cwd         => '/vagrant/build/scikit-learn/',
-    notify      => Exec['install-sklearn'],
-    refreshonly => true,
-}
-
-## install scikit-learn
-exec {'install-sklearn':
-    command     => 'python setup.py install',
-    cwd         => '/vagrant/build/scikit-learn/',
-    refreshonly => true,
-}
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diff --git a/puppet/manifests/setup_database.pp b/puppet/manifests/setup_database.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8871bd3b1..000000000
--- a/puppet/manifests/setup_database.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-## define $PATH for all execs, and packages
-Exec {path => ['/usr/bin/']}
-
-## mysql::server: install, and configure mariadb-server
-#
-#  @password_hash, default password (can be adjusted via cli)
-#  @max_connections_per_hour, @max_queries_per_hour, @max_updates_per_hour,
-#      @max_user_connections, a zero value indicates no limit
-class {'::mysql::server':
-  package_name  => 'mariadb-server',
-  root_password => 'password',
-  users         => {
-    'authenticated@localhost' => {
-      ensure                   => 'present',
-      max_connections_per_hour => '0',
-      max_queries_per_hour     => '0',
-      max_updates_per_hour     => '0',
-      max_user_connections     => '0',
-      password_hash            => mysql_password('password'),
-    },
-    'provisioner@localhost'   => {
-      ensure                   => 'present',
-      max_connections_per_hour => '1',
-      max_queries_per_hour     => '0',
-      max_updates_per_hour     => '0',
-      max_user_connections     => '1',
-      password_hash            => mysql_password('password'),
-    },
-  },
-  grants        => {
-    'authenticated@localhost/db_machine_learning.*' => {
-      ensure     => 'present',
-      options    => ['GRANT'],
-      privileges => ['INSERT', 'DELETE', 'UPDATE', 'SELECT'],
-      table      => 'db_machine_learning.*',
-      user       => 'authenticated@localhost',
-    },
-    'provisioner@localhost/db_machine_learning.*'   => {
-      ensure     => 'present',
-      options    => ['GRANT'],
-      privileges => ['CREATE'],
-      table      => 'db_machine_learning.*',
-      user       => 'provisioner@localhost',
-    },
-  },
-  databases     => {
-    'db_machine_learning' => {
-      ensure  => 'present',
-      charset => 'utf8',
-    },
-  }
-}
-
-## mysql::client: install, and configure mariadb-client
-class {'::mysql::client':
-  package_name => 'mariadb-client',
-  require      => Class['::mysql::server'],
-}
-
-## mysql::bindings: install python-mariadb bindings
-class {'::mysql::bindings':
-  python_enable => true,
-  require       => [Class['::mysql::client'], Class['::mysql::server']],
-}
-
-## define database tables
-#
-#  @require, syntax involves 'Class Containment'. For more information,
-#      https://puppetlabs.com/blog/class-containment-puppet
-exec {'create-database-tables':
-  command => 'python setup_tables.py',
-  cwd     => '/vagrant/puppet/scripts/',
-  require => Class['::mysql::bindings::python'],
-}
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diff --git a/puppet/manifests/start_webserver.pp b/puppet/manifests/start_webserver.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 448ad7fa5..000000000
--- a/puppet/manifests/start_webserver.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-include python
-include python::flask
-include python::requests
-
-## define $PATH for all execs, and packages
-Exec {path => ['/usr/bin/']}
-
-## create log directory
-file {'/vagrant/log/':
-    ensure => 'directory',
-    before => File['server-startup-script'],
-}
-
-## detect os family: create startup script, start flask server
-case $::osfamily {
-    'redhat': {
-    }
-    'debian': {
-        ## create startup script (heredoc syntax)
-        file {'server-startup-script':
-            path    => '/etc/init/flask.conf',
-            ensure  => 'present',
-            content => template('/vagrant/puppet/template/webserver.erb'),
-            notify  => Exec['dos2unix-flask'],
-        }
-
-        ## convert clrf (windows to linux) in case host machine is windows.
-        #
-        #  @notify, ensure the webserver service is started. This is similar
-        #      to an exec statement, where the 'refreshonly => true' would be
-        #      implemented on the corresponding listening end point. But, the
-        #      'service' end point does not require the 'refreshonly'
-        #      attribute.
-        exec {'dos2unix-flask':
-            command     => 'dos2unix /etc/init/flask.conf',
-            refreshonly => true,
-            notify      => Service['flask'],
-        }
-
-        ## start webserver
-        service {'flask':
-            ensure => 'running',
-            enable => true,
-        }
-    }
-    default: {
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/puppet/manifests/vagrant_mounted.pp b/puppet/manifests/vagrant_mounted.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index f0902c9fe..000000000
--- a/puppet/manifests/vagrant_mounted.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-## variables
-$mountpoint = '/vagrant/'
-
-## define $PATH for all execs, and packages
-Exec {path => ['/usr/bin/']}
-
-## create startup script: for 'vagrant-mounted' event
-file {'vagrant-startup-script':
-    path    => '/etc/init/workaround-vagrant-bug-6074.conf',
-    ensure  => 'present',
-    content => template('/vagrant/puppet/template/vagrant_mounted.erb'),
-    notify  => Exec['dos2unix-upstart-vagrant'],
-}
-
-## dos2unix upstart: convert clrf (windows to linux) in case host machine
-#                    is windows.
-#
-#  @notify, ensure the webserver service is started. This is similar to an
-#      exec statement, where the 'refreshonly => true' would be implemented
-#      on the corresponding listening end point. But, the 'service' end point
-#      does not require the 'refreshonly' attribute.
-exec {'dos2unix-upstart-vagrant':
-    command => 'dos2unix /etc/init/workaround-vagrant-bug-6074.conf',
-    refreshonly => true,
-    notify  => Service['workaround-vagrant-bug-6074'],
-}
-
-## start 'workaround-vagrant-bug-6074' service
-service {'workaround-vagrant-bug-6074':
-    ensure => 'running',
-    enable => true,
-}
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diff --git a/puppet/scripts/flask_server b/puppet/scripts/flask_server
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7668efe..000000000
--- a/puppet/scripts/flask_server
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#!upstart
-description 'start flask server'
-
-## start job defined in this file after system services, and processes have
-#      already loaded (to prevent conflict).
-#
-#  @vagrant-mounted, an event that executes after the shared folder is mounted
-#
-#  @[2345], represents all configuration states with general linux,
-#      and networking access
-start on (vagrant-mounted and runlevel [2345])
-## stop upstart job
-stop on runlevel [!2345]
-## restart upstart job continuously
-respawn
-
-## start job defined in this file after system services, and processes
-#       have already loaded (to prevent conflict).
-#
-#  @vagrant-mounted, an event that executes after the shared folder is
-#       mounted.
-#  @[2345], represents all configuration states with general linux, and
-#       networking access.
-start on (vagrant-mounted and runlevel [2345])
-
-## stop upstart job
-stop on runlevel [!2345]
-
-## restart upstart job continuously
-respawn
-
-# required for permission to write to '/vagrant/' files
-setuid vagrant
-setgid vagrant
-
-## run upstart job as a background process
-expect fork
-
-## start upstart job
-exec python '/vagrant/app.py'
-
-## log start-up date
-#
-#  @[`date`], current date script executed
-pre-start script
-  echo "[`date`] flask server starting" >> /vagrant/log/flask_server.log
-end script
-
-## log shut-down date, then remove process id from log before
-#      '/vagrant' is unmounted.
-#
-#  @[`date`], current date script executed
-pre-stop script
-  echo "[`date`] flask server stopping" >> /vagrant/log/flask_server.log
-end script
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