diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b77218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.kitchen
+.vagrant
+Berksfile.lock
+Gemfile.lock
+*~
+*#
+.#*
+\#*#
+.*.sw[a-z]
+*.un~
+/cookbooks
diff --git a/Berksfile b/Berksfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76b777f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Berksfile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+site :opscode
+
+metadata
+cookbook 'redis', '>= 0.3.2', chef_api: :config
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..878eb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+source :rubygems
+
+gem 'berkshelf'
+gem 'vagrant', '~> 1.0.5'
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29b6c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+require 'berkshelf/vagrant'
+
+Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
+  # All Vagrant configuration is done here. The most common configuration
+  # options are documented and commented below. For a complete reference,
+  # please see the online documentation at vagrantup.com.
+
+  # The path to the Berksfile to use with Vagrant Berkshelf
+  # config.berkshelf.berksfile_path = "./Berksfile"
+
+  # An array of symbols representing groups of cookbook described in the Vagrantfile
+  # to skip installing and copying to Vagrant's shelf.
+  # config.berkshelf.only = []
+
+  # An array of symbols representing groups of cookbook described in the Vagrantfile
+  # to skip installing and copying to Vagrant's shelf.
+  # config.berkshelf.except = []
+
+  config.vm.host_name = "graphiti-berkshelf"
+
+  # config.vm.box = "Berkshelf-CentOS-6.3-x86_64-minimal"
+  config.vm.box = "Fedora-18-x86_64"
+
+  config.vm.box_url = "https://dl.dropbox.com/u/47541301/vagrantboxes/Fedora-18-x86_64.box"
+
+  # Boot with a GUI so you can see the screen. (Default is headless)
+  # config.vm.boot_mode = :gui
+
+  # Assign this VM to a host-only network IP, allowing you to access it
+  # via the IP. Host-only networks can talk to the host machine as well as
+  # any other machines on the same network, but cannot be accessed (through this
+  # network interface) by any external networks.
+  # config.vm.network :hostonly, "192.168.66.1"
+
+  # Assign this VM to a bridged network, allowing you to connect directly to a
+  # network using the host's network device. This makes the VM appear as another
+  # physical device on your network.
+
+  # config.vm.network :bridged
+
+  # Forward a port from the guest to the host, which allows for outside
+  # computers to access the VM, whereas host only networking does not.
+  config.vm.forward_port 8081, 8081
+
+  # Share an additional folder to the guest VM. The first argument is
+  # an identifier, the second is the path on the guest to mount the
+  # folder, and the third is the path on the host to the actual folder.
+  # config.vm.share_folder "v-data", "/vagrant_data", "../data"
+
+  config.ssh.max_tries = 40
+  config.ssh.timeout   = 120
+
+  config.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
+    chef.json = {
+        :base => '/opt/graphiti',
+        :tmp_dir => '/opt/graphiti/tmp'
+    }
+
+    chef.binary_path = '/usr/local/bin'
+
+    chef.run_list = [
+      "recipe[redis::server]",
+      "recipe[graphiti::default]"
+    ]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/attributes/graphiti.rb b/attributes/graphiti.rb
index 58e36b1..f8921ec 100644
--- a/attributes/graphiti.rb
+++ b/attributes/graphiti.rb
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-default.graphiti.tarfile = "/usr/src/graphiti.tgz"
-default.graphiti.url = "https://github.com/paperlesspost/graphiti/tarball/master"
-default.graphiti.base = "/srv/graphiti"
-default.graphiti.graphite_host = "127.0.0.1"
-default.graphiti.redis_url = "localhost:6379:1/graphiti"
-default.graphiti.tmp_dir = "/srv/graphiti/tmp"
-default.graphiti.metric_prefix = "collectd"
-default.graphiti.default_metrics = %w[carbon.agents.*.metricsReceived]
-default.graphiti.unicorn.timeout = 60
-default.graphiti.unicorn.cow_friendly = true
-default.graphiti.s3_bucket = "graphiti"
-default.graphiti.port = 8081
+default['graphiti']['tarfile'] = "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/graphiti.tgz"
+default['graphiti']['url'] = "https://github.com/paperlesspost/graphiti/tarball/master"
+default['graphiti']['base'] = "/srv/graphiti"
+default['graphiti']['graphite_base_url'] = "http://localhost/"
+default['graphiti']['redis_url'] = "localhost:6379:1/graphiti"
+default['graphiti']['tmp_dir'] = "/srv/graphiti/tmp"
+default['graphiti']['metric_prefix'] = "collectd"
+default['graphiti']['default_metrics'] = %w[carbon.agents.*.metricsReceived]
+default['graphiti']['unicorn']['timeout'] = 60
+default['graphiti']['unicorn']['cow_friendly'] = true
+default['graphiti']['s3_bucket'] = "graphiti"
+default['graphiti']['port'] = 8081
 
-default.graphiti.default_options = {
+default['graphiti']['default_options'] = {
   "title" => "New Graph",
   "from" => "-6h",
   "font" => "DroidSans",
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@
   "areaMode" => "stacked"
 }
 
-default.graphiti.graph_types = []
+default['graphiti']['auto_refresh'] = {
+  "enabled" => true,
+  "interval" => 60
+}
+
+default['graphiti']['graph_types'] = []
+default['graphiti']['user'] = 'graphiti'
diff --git a/chefignore b/chefignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..856929d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chefignore
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Put files/directories that should be ignored in this file.
+# Lines that start with '# ' are comments.
+
+## OS
+.DS_Store
+Icon?
+nohup.out
+
+## EDITORS
+\#*
+.#*
+*~
+*.sw[a-z]
+*.bak
+REVISION
+TAGS*
+tmtags
+*_flymake.*
+*_flymake
+*.tmproj
+.project
+.settings
+mkmf.log
+
+## COMPILED
+a.out
+*.o
+*.pyc
+*.so
+
+## OTHER SCM
+*/.bzr/*
+*/.hg/*
+*/.svn/*
+
+## Don't send rspecs up in cookbook
+.watchr
+.rspec
+spec/*
+spec/fixtures/*
+features/*
+
+## SCM
+.gitignore
+
+# Berkshelf
+Berksfile
+Berksfile.lock
+cookbooks/*
+
+# Vagrant
+.vagrant
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index e871cbf..5567428 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name             "graphiti"
 maintainer       "Heavy Water Software Inc."
 maintainer_email "ops@hw-ops.com"
 license          "Apache 2.0"
@@ -5,7 +6,10 @@
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
 version          "0.0.1"
 
-depends "build-essential"
-depends "runit"
+%w{build-essential iptables runit}.each do |d|
+  depends d
+end
 
-suggests "iptables"
+%w{ubuntu debian fedora amazon}.each do |os|
+  supports os
+end
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 1a7dc37..08badaa 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -18,95 +18,135 @@
 #
 include_recipe "build-essential"
 
-%w[libcurl4-gnutls-dev ruby1.9.1-full].each do |pkg|
-  apt_package pkg
+user node['graphiti']['user'] do
+  comment "Graphiti Graphite Dashboard"
+  system true
+  action :create
 end
 
-gem_package "bundler"
+case node['platform_family']
+when "debian"
+  %w[libcurl4-gnutls-dev ruby1.9.1-full].each do |pkg|
+    package pkg do
+      action :install
+    end
+  end
+  gem_package "bundler"
 
-remote_file node.graphiti.tarfile do
+when "fedora"
+  %w{ruby ruby-devel rubygem-bundler rubygem-daemons rubygem-linecache19 rubygem-rack rubygem-rake rubygem-sinatra rubygem-haml libcurl-devel}.each do |pkg|
+    package pkg do
+      action :install
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
+remote_file node['graphiti']['tarfile'] do
   mode "00666"
-  owner "www-data"
-  group "www-data"
-  source node.graphiti.url
+  owner node['graphiti']['user']
+  group node['graphiti']['user']
+  source node['graphiti']['url']
   action :create_if_missing
 end
 
-directory node.graphiti.base do
-  owner "www-data"
-  group "www-data"
+directory node['graphiti']['base'] do
+  owner node['graphiti']['user']
+  group node['graphiti']['user']
 end
 
-directory File.join(node.graphiti.base, "log") do
-  owner "www-data"
-  group "www-data"
+directory File.join(node['graphiti']['base'], "log") do
+  owner node['graphiti']['user']
+  group node['graphiti']['user']
 end
 
-execute "bundle" do
-  command "bundle install --deployment --binstubs; " +
-    "bundle exec rake graphiti:metrics"
+execute "bundle-install" do
+  command "bundle install --deployment --binstubs"
+  cwd node['graphiti']['base']
+#  user node['graphiti']['user']
+  action :nothing
+end
 
-  user "www-data"
-  group "www-data"
-  environment "PATH" => "/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/bin"
-  cwd node.graphiti.base
+execute "bundle-rake-generate" do
+  command "bundle exec rake graphiti:metrics"
+  cwd node['graphiti']['base']
+  user node['graphiti']['user']
   action :nothing
 end
 
 cron "graphiti:metrics" do
   minute "*/15"
-  command "cd #{node.graphiti.base} && /var/lib/gems/1.9.1/bin/bundle exec rake graphiti:metrics"
-  user "www-data"
+  command "cd #{node['graphiti']['base']} && bundle exec rake graphiti:metrics"
+  user node['graphiti']['user']
 end
 
 execute "graphiti: untar" do
-  command "tar zxf #{node.graphiti.tarfile} -C #{node.graphiti.base} --strip-components=1"
-  creates File.join(node.graphiti.base, "Rakefile")
-  user "www-data"
-  group "www-data"
-  notifies :run, resources(:execute => "bundle"), :immediately
+  command "tar zxf #{node['graphiti']['tarfile']} -C #{node['graphiti']['base']} --strip-components=1"
+  creates File.join(node['graphiti']['base'], "Rakefile")
+  user node['graphiti']['user']
+  group node['graphiti']['user']
+  notifies :run, "execute[bundle-install]", :immediately
 end
 
-aws = data_bag_item "aws", node.chef_environment
-template File.join(node.graphiti.base, "config", "amazon_s3.yml") do
-  variables :hash => { node.chef_environment => {
-      "bucket" => node.graphiti.s3_bucket,
-      "access_key_id" => aws["aws_access_key_id"],
-      "secret_access_key" => aws["aws_secret_access_key"]
-    } }
-  owner "www-data"
-  group "www-data"
-  notifies :restart, "service[graphiti]"
-end
+# XXX domain-specific stuff. Not everyone has their databags set up like this
+# (nor does everyone want graph storage in S3 as a feature)
+#aws = data_bag_item "aws", node.chef_environment
+#template File.join(node.graphiti.base, "config", "amazon_s3.yml") do
+#  variables :hash => { node.chef_environment => {
+#      "bucket" => node.graphiti.s3_bucket,
+#      "access_key_id" => aws["aws_access_key_id"],
+#      "secret_access_key" => aws["aws_secret_access_key"]
+#    } }
+#  owner node['graphiti']['user']
+#  group node['graphiti']['user']
+#  notifies :restart, "service[graphiti]"
+#end
 
-template File.join(node.graphiti.base, "config", "settings.yml") do
-  owner "www-data"
-  group "www-data"
+template File.join(node['graphiti']['base'], "config", "settings.yml") do
+  owner node['graphiti']['user']
+  group node['graphiti']['user']
   variables :hash => {
-    "graphite_host" => node.graphiti.graphite_host,
-    "redis_url" => node.graphiti.redis_url,
-    "tmp_dir" => node.graphiti.tmp_dir,
+    "graphite_base_url" => node['graphiti']['graphite_base_url'],
+    "redis_url" => node['graphiti']['redis_url'],
+    "tmp_dir" => node['graphiti']['tmp_dir'],
     "fonts" => %w[DroidSans DejaVuSans],
-    "metric_prefix" => node.graphiti.metric_prefix,
-    "default_options" => node.graphiti.default_options.to_hash,
-    "default_metrics" => node.graphiti.default_metrics.to_a,
+    "metric_prefix" => node['graphiti']['metric_prefix'],
+    "default_options" => node['graphiti']['default_options'].to_hash,
+    "auto_refresh" => node['graphiti']['auto_refresh'].to_hash,
+    "default_metrics" => node['graphiti']['default_metrics'].to_a,
   }
   notifies :restart, "service[graphiti]"
+  notifies :run, "execute[bundle-rake-generate]", :immediately
 end
 
 directory "/var/run/unicorn" do
-  owner "www-data"
-  group "www-data"
+  owner node['graphiti']['user']
+  group node['graphiti']['user']
 end
 
-template File.join(node.graphiti.base, "config", "unicorn.rb") do
-  owner "www-data"
-  group "www-data"
-  variables( :worker_processes => node.cpu.total,
-             :timeout => node.graphiti.unicorn.timeout,
-             :cow_friendly => node.graphiti.unicorn.cow_friendly )
+template File.join(node['graphiti']['base'], "config", "unicorn.rb") do
+  owner node['graphiti']['user']
+  group node['graphiti']['user']
+  variables( :worker_processes => node['cpu']['total'],
+             :timeout => node['graphiti']['unicorn']['timeout'],
+             :cow_friendly => node['graphiti']['unicorn']['cow_friendly'] )
   notifies :restart, "service[graphiti]"
 end
 
-runit_service "graphiti"
+case node['platform_family']
+when "debian"
+  runit_service "graphiti"
+when "fedora"
 
+  template "/etc/init.d/graphiti" do
+    source "graphiti-init.erb"
+    owner "root"
+    group "root"
+    mode  00755
+    action :create
+  end
+
+  service "graphiti" do
+    action [ :enable, :start ]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/recipes/graph_generator.rb b/recipes/graph_generator.rb
index 008fc0b..da8569a 100644
--- a/recipes/graph_generator.rb
+++ b/recipes/graph_generator.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+if Chef::Config[:solo]
+  Chef::Log.warn("This recipe does not work properly in Solo mode; it depends on search.")
+  return
+end
 nodes = search(:node, "graphiti_graph_types:*")
 
 nodes.map do |remote_node|
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@
       "title" => "#{remote_node.fqdn} #{graph_type}"
     }
 
-    options = node.graphiti.default_options.to_hash.deep_merge(options)
+    options = node['graphiti']['default_options'].to_hash.deep_merge(options)
 
     graphiti_graph options["title"] do
       type graph_type
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@
                     end
     }
 
-    options = node.graphiti.default_options.to_hash.deep_merge(options)
+    options = node['graphiti']['default_options'].to_hash.deep_merge(options)
 
     graphiti_graph "#{title}_#{from}" do
       type title
diff --git a/templates/default/graphiti-init.erb b/templates/default/graphiti-init.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..459faa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/graphiti-init.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# graphiti - Startup script for the Graphiti dashboard
+#
+# chkconfig: - 98 02
+# description: Graphiti dashboard (frontend) for Graphite
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: graphiti
+# Required-Start: $local_fs $network $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop: $local_fs $network $remote_fs
+# Should-Start: $named $time
+# Should-Stop: $named $time
+# Short-Description: Startup script for the Graphiti dashboard
+# Description: Graphiti dashboard (frontend) for Graphite
+### END INIT INFO
+
+# Source function library
+. /etc/init.d/functions
+
+exec="<%= node['graphiti']['base'] %>/bin/unicorn_rails"
+prog="graphiti"
+
+[ -e /etc/sysconfig/$prog ] && . /etc/sysconfig/$prog
+
+config=${CONFIG-<%= node['graphiti']['base'] %>/config/unicorn.rb}
+pidfile=${PIDFILE-/var/run/unicorn/unicorn.pid}
+railsroot=${RAILS_ROOT-<%= node['graphiti']['base'] %>}
+railsenv=${RAILS_ENV-production}
+lockfile=${LOCKFILE-/var/lock/subsys/$prog}
+unicornport=${UNICORN_PORT-<%= node['graphiti']['port'] %>}
+
+start() {
+    [ -x $exec ] || exit 5
+    [ -f $config ] || exit 6
+    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
+    daemon --user graphiti $exec -c $config -E $railsenv -p $unicornport -D
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
+    return $retval
+    return 0
+}
+
+stop() {
+    echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
+    killproc -p $pidfile $exec
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
+    return $retval
+    return 0
+}
+
+restart () {
+    stop
+    start
+}
+
+reload() {
+    echo -n $"Reloading $prog: "
+    killproc -p $pidfile $exec -HUP
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    return $retval
+    return 0
+}
+
+force_reload() {
+    restart
+}
+
+rh_status() {
+    # run checks to determine if the service is running or use generic status
+    status -p $pidfile $prog
+}
+
+rh_status_q() {
+    rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        rh_status_q && exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        $1
+        ;;
+    reload)
+        rh_status_q || exit 7
+        $1
+        ;;
+    force-reload)
+        force_reload
+        ;;
+    status)
+        rh_status
+        ;;
+    condrestart|try-restart)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        restart
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload}"
+        exit 2
+esac
+exit $?
diff --git a/templates/default/unicorn.rb.erb b/templates/default/unicorn.rb.erb
index 901e745..3e30503 100644
--- a/templates/default/unicorn.rb.erb
+++ b/templates/default/unicorn.rb.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 worker_processes <%= @worker_processes %>
-working_directory "/srv/graphiti"
+working_directory "<%= node['graphiti']['base'] %>"
 
 listen "/var/run/unicorn/unicorn.socket", :backlog => 64
 pid "/var/run/unicorn/unicorn.pid"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ before_fork do |server, worker|
 
   begin
     uid, gid = Process.euid, Process.egid
-    user, group = "www-data", "www-data"
+    user, group = "<%= node['graphiti']['user'] %>", "<%= node['graphiti']['user'] %>"
     target_uid = Etc.getpwnam(user).uid
     target_gid = Etc.getgrnam(group).gid
     worker.tmp.chown(target_uid, target_gid)
diff --git a/test/kitchen/Kitchenfile b/test/kitchen/Kitchenfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a314d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/kitchen/Kitchenfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cookbook "graphiti" do
+
+end