diff --git a/HPCloud/README.md b/HPCloud/README.md
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+# Mini-mon in the cloud
+Run vagrant commands from this subdir to have Mini-mon run in the HP Public Cloud rather than as a vm on your machine.
+
+You must have a valid HPCloud account with a defined security group that allows ssh access and an ssh key pair must be defined.
+
+To setup:
+- Install the plugin `vagrant plugin install vagrant-hp`
+- Copy Vagrantfile.hpcloud to ~/.vagrant.d/Vagrantfile then edit and enter your credentials and other access information.
+
diff --git a/HPCloud/Vagrantfile b/HPCloud/Vagrantfile
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+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+
+VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2" # Vagrantfile API/syntax version. Don't touch unless you know what you're doing!
+
+Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
+  # Settings for all vms
+  config.berkshelf.enabled = true
+  config.berkshelf.berksfile_path = "../Berksfile"
+
+  ENV['VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER'] = 'hp'
+  config.vm.box = "dummy_hp"
+  config.vm.box_url = "https://github.com/mohitsethi/vagrant-hp/raw/master/dummy_hp.box"
+  config.vm.hostname = 'mini-mon'
+  config.vm.synced_folder "..", "/vagrant"  # needed to get vertica packages but otherwise unneeded
+
+  config.vm.provision :shell, path: "./chef-solo-bootstrap.sh"
+
+  config.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
+    chef.roles_path = "../roles"
+    chef.data_bags_path = "../data_bags"
+    chef.add_role "Mini-Mon"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/HPCloud/Vagrantfile.hpcloud b/HPCloud/Vagrantfile.hpcloud
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+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+
+# HP Cloud Settings
+# using this provider - https://github.com/mohitsethi/vagrant-hp
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  config.vm.provider :hp do |hp|
+    hp.access_key = ""
+    hp.secret_key = ""
+    hp.flavor = "standard.large"
+    hp.tenant_id = ""
+    hp.server_name = "mini-mon"
+    hp.keypair_name = ""
+    hp.ssh_private_key_path = "~/.ssh/id_rsa"
+    hp.ssh_username = "ubuntu"
+    hp.security_groups = ["default"]
+    hp.image = "Ubuntu Server 12.04.4 LTS (amd64 20140408) - Partner Image"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/HPCloud/chef-solo-bootstrap.sh b/HPCloud/chef-solo-bootstrap.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Bootstrap chef-solo on Ubuntu 12.04
+                                                                                                                                                             
+# Use the local apt mirrors, much faster
+sed -i -e 's,^archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu,nova.clouds.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu,g' /etc/apt/sources.list
+apt-get -y update
+                                                                                                                                                             
+# The omnibus installer
+if ! [ -e /usr/bin/chef-solo ]; then
+  curl -L https://www.opscode.com/chef/install.sh | bash
+fi
+                                                                                                                                                             
+# An alternative to omnibus is to install ruby via apt and then the chef gem
+#apt-get -y install ruby1.9.3                                                                                                                                
+#gem install --no-ri --no-rdoc chef 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ vagrant plugin install vagrant-proxyconf
 
 # Alternate Vagrant Configurations
 To run any of these alternate configs, simply run the Vagrant commands from within the subdir, though note the vertica debs must be copied into
-the subdir also.
+the subdir also. See the README.md in the subdir for more details
 
-- A Vagrant config for running the various monitoring components split into their own vms is available in the split subdir.
-- A Vagrant config for testing hLinux is available in the hlinux subdir
+- HPCloud subdir - Runs a vm in the HP Public Cloud rather than using virtual box
+- split subdir - The various monitoring components split into their own vms.
+- hlinux subdir - For testing hLinux, see the
 - Baremetal - actually not using Vagrant at all, see the baremetal fabric task in the utils directory.