diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 6885adb9..86fa71af 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ def ansible_playbook_command(filename, args=[])
   ansible_script_crafted
 end
 
-def shell_script(filename, args=[])
-  shell_script_crafted = "/bin/bash #{filename} #{args.join ' '} 2>/dev/null"
+def shell_script(filename, env=[], args=[])
+  shell_script_crafted = "/bin/bash -c \"#{env.join ' '} #{filename} #{args.join ' '} 2>/dev/null\""
   @logger.info("Crafted shell-script: #{shell_script_crafted})")
   shell_script_crafted
 end
@@ -88,15 +88,16 @@ end
 solar_script = ansible_playbook_command("solar.yaml")
 solar_agent_script = ansible_playbook_command("solar-agent.yaml")
 master_pxe = ansible_playbook_command("pxe.yaml")
+fix_six = shell_script("/vagrant/bootstrap/playbooks/fix_centos7_six.sh")
+solar_exec =  shell_script("#{solar_script}", ["SOLAR_DB_BACKEND=#{SOLAR_DB_BACKEND}"])
 
 if provider == :docker
-  # TODO(bogdando) use https://github.com/jpetazzo/pipework for multi net.
-  # Hereafter, we will use only the 1st IP address and a single interface.
-  # Also prepare docker volumes and workaround missing machines' ssh_keys
+  # Prepare docker volumes and workaround missing machines' ssh_keys
   # and virtualbox hardcoded paths in Solar
   key=get_machine_key
   docker_volumes = ["-v", "#{INSECURE_KEY}:#{KEY_PATH1}:ro"]
   docker_volumes << ["-v", "#{INSECURE_KEY}:#{key}:ro",
+    "-v", "/var/tmp/vagrant:/var/tmp/vagrant",
     "-v", "/sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup",
     "-v", "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock" ]
   SLAVES_COUNT.times do |i|
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ if provider == :docker
     key = get_machine_key index.to_s
     docker_volumes << ["-v", "#{INSECURE_KEY}:#{key}:ro"]
   end
-  docker_volumes.flatten
+  docker_volumes.flatten!
   @logger.info("Crafted docker volumes: #{docker_volumes}")
 end
 
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
     # W/a unimplemented docker networking, see
     # https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/6667.
     # Create or delete the solar net (depends on the vagrant action)
+    # TODO(bogdando) use https://github.com/jpetazzo/pipework for multi net.
+    # Hereafter, we will use only the 1st IP address and a single interface.
     config.trigger.before :up do
       system <<-SCRIPT
       if ! docker network inspect solar >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
@@ -154,8 +157,9 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
       config.trigger.after :up, :option => { :vm => 'solar-dev'} do
         docker_exec("solar-dev","/usr/sbin/rsyslogd >/dev/null 2>&1")
         docker_exec("solar-dev","/usr/sbin/sshd >/dev/null 2>&1")
-        docker_exec("solar-dev","#{solar_script} >/dev/null 2>&1")
-        docker_exec("solar-dev","SOLAR_DB_BACKEND=#{SOLAR_DB_BACKEND} #{master_pxe} >/dev/null 2>&1") unless PREPROVISIONED
+        docker_exec("solar-dev","#{fix_six} >/dev/null 2>&1")
+        docker_exec("solar-dev","#{solar_exec}")
+        docker_exec("solar-dev","#{master_pxe} >/dev/null 2>&1") unless PREPROVISIONED
       end
     else
       # not the docker provider
@@ -219,7 +223,8 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
         config.trigger.after :up, :option => { :vm => "solar-dev#{index}" } do
           docker_exec("solar-dev#{index}","/usr/sbin/rsyslogd >/dev/null 2>&1")
           docker_exec("solar-dev#{index}","/usr/sbin/sshd >/dev/null 2>&1")
-          docker_exec("solar-dev#{index}","#{solar_agent_script} >/dev/null 2>&1") if PREPROVISIONED
+          docker_exec("solar-dev#{index}","#{fix_six} >/dev/null 2>&1")
+          docker_exec("solar-dev#{index}","#{solar_agent_script}") if PREPROVISIONED
         end
       else
         # not the docker provider
diff --git a/bootstrap/README.md b/bootstrap/README.md
index 8b4f796e..83d23df7 100644
--- a/bootstrap/README.md
+++ b/bootstrap/README.md
@@ -30,10 +30,15 @@ $ vagrant up --provider libvirt
 ```
 Note, this requires a vagrant-libvirt plugin.
 
-To build for a docker, use:
+To build for a docker (Ubuntu based), use:
 ```
 # docker pull ubuntu:trusty
 $ packer build -only=docker solar-master-docker.json
+```
+And for the Centos based:
+```
+# docker pull centos:centos7
+$ packer build -only=docker solar-master-centos-docker.json
 $ cd ..
 $ vagrant up --provider docker
 ```
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/build-main.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/build-main.yaml
index 5f4abff9..f70899ba 100644
--- a/bootstrap/playbooks/build-main.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/build-main.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,20 @@
   vars:
     ssh_ip_mask: "10.*.*.*"
   tasks:
-    - include: tasks/base.yaml
-    - include: tasks/puppet.yaml
-    - include: tasks/docker.yaml
-    - include: tasks/cloud_archive.yaml
-    - include: tasks/ssh_conf.yaml
+  - include: centos/tasks/{{ item }}.yaml
+    when: lookup('env', 'OSTYPE') == "centos"
+    with_items:
+      - cloud_archive
+      - base
+      - puppet
+      - docker
+      - ssh_conf
 
+  - include: ubuntu/tasks/{{ item }}.yaml
+    when: lookup('env', 'OSTYPE') == "ubuntu"
+    with_items:
+      - base
+      - puppet
+      - docker
+      - cloud_archive
+      - ssh_conf
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/cleanup.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/cleanup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02ddccdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/cleanup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/bin/bash -eux
+
+# TODO(bogdando) add centos7 support
+exit 0
+CLEANUP_PAUSE=${CLEANUP_PAUSE:-0}
+echo "==> Pausing for ${CLEANUP_PAUSE} seconds..."
+sleep ${CLEANUP_PAUSE}
+
+# Make sure udev does not block our network - http://6.ptmc.org/?p=164
+echo "==> Cleaning up udev rules"
+rm -rf /dev/.udev/
+rm /lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules
+rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
+mkdir /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
+
+echo "==> Cleaning up leftover dhcp leases"
+# Ubuntu 10.04
+if [ -d "/var/lib/dhcp3" ]; then
+    rm /var/lib/dhcp3/*
+fi
+# Ubuntu 12.04 & 14.04
+if [ -d "/var/lib/dhcp" ]; then
+    rm /var/lib/dhcp/*
+fi
+
+# Add delay to prevent "vagrant reload" from failing
+echo "pre-up sleep 2" >> /etc/network/interfaces
+
+echo "==> Cleaning up tmp"
+rm -rf /tmp/*
+
+# Cleanup apt cache
+apt-get -y autoremove --purge
+apt-get -y clean
+apt-get -y autoclean
+
+echo "==> Installed packages"
+dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstall
+
+# Remove Bash history
+unset HISTFILE
+rm -f /root/.bash_history
+rm -f /home/vagrant/.bash_history
+
+# Clean up log files
+find /var/log -type f | while read f; do echo -ne '' > $f; done;
+
+echo "==> Clearing last login information"
+>/var/log/lastlog
+>/var/log/wtmp
+>/var/log/btmp
+
+if [ "${cleanup}" = "true" ] ; then
+    # Whiteout root
+    count=$(df --sync -kP / | tail -n1  | awk -F ' ' '{print $4}')
+    let count--
+    dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/whitespace bs=1024 count=$count
+    rm /tmp/whitespace
+
+    # Whiteout /boot
+    count=$(df --sync -kP /boot | tail -n1 | awk -F ' ' '{print $4}')
+    let count--
+    dd if=/dev/zero of=/boot/whitespace bs=1024 count=$count
+    rm /boot/whitespace
+
+    # Zero out the free space to save space in the final image
+    dd if=/dev/zero of=/EMPTY bs=1M
+    rm -f /EMPTY
+fi
+
+# Make sure we wait until all the data is written to disk, otherwise
+# Packer might quite too early before the large files are deleted
+sync
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/cmtool.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/cmtool.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5020e07f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/cmtool.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#!/bin/bash -eux
+
+# CM and CM_VERSION variables should be set inside of the Packer template:
+#
+# Values for CM can be:
+#   'nocm'               -- build a box without a configuration management tool
+#   'chef'               -- build a box with Chef
+#   'chefdk'             -- build a box with Chef Development Kit
+#   'salt'               -- build a box with Salt
+#   'puppet'             -- build a box with Puppet
+#
+# Values for CM_VERSION can be (when CM is chef|chefdk|salt|puppet):
+#   'x.y.z'              -- build a box with version x.y.z of Chef
+#   'x.y'                -- build a box with version x.y of Salt
+#   'x.y.z-apuppetlabsb' -- build a box with package version of Puppet
+#   'latest'             -- build a box with the latest version
+#
+# Set CM_VERSION to 'latest' if unset because it can be problematic
+# to set variables in pairs with Packer (and Packer does not support
+# multi-value variables).
+CM_VERSION=${CM_VERSION:-latest}
+
+#
+# Provisioner installs.
+#
+
+install_chef()
+{
+    echo "==> Installing Chef"
+    if [[ ${CM_VERSION} == 'latest' ]]; then
+        echo "Installing latest Chef version"
+        curl -Lk https://www.getchef.com/chef/install.sh | bash
+    else
+        echo "Installing Chef version ${CM_VERSION}"
+        curl -Lk https://www.getchef.com/chef/install.sh | bash -s -- -v $CM_VERSION
+    fi
+}
+
+install_chef_dk()
+{
+    echo "==> Installing Chef Development Kit"
+    if [[ ${CM_VERSION:-} == 'latest' ]]; then
+        echo "==> Installing latest Chef Development Kit version"
+        curl -Lk https://www.getchef.com/chef/install.sh | sh -s -- -P chefdk
+    else
+        echo "==> Installing Chef Development Kit ${CM_VERSION}"
+        curl -Lk https://www.getchef.com/chef/install.sh | sh -s -- -P chefdk -v ${CM_VERSION}
+    fi
+
+    echo "==> Adding Chef Development Kit and Ruby to PATH"
+    echo 'eval "$(chef shell-init bash)"' >> /home/vagrant/.bash_profile
+    chown vagrant /home/vagrant/.bash_profile
+}
+
+install_salt()
+{
+    echo "==> Installing Salt"
+    if [[ ${CM_VERSION:-} == 'latest' ]]; then
+        echo "Installing latest Salt version"
+        wget -O - http://bootstrap.saltstack.org | sudo sh
+    else
+        echo "Installing Salt version $CM_VERSION"
+        curl -L http://bootstrap.saltstack.org | sudo sh -s -- git $CM_VERSION
+    fi
+}
+
+# FIXME(bogdando) install a given version of puppet
+install_puppet()
+{
+    echo "==> Installing Puppet"
+    rpm -ivh http://yum.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs-release-el-7.noarch.rpm
+    if [[ ${CM_VERSION:-} == 'latest' ]]; then
+      echo "Installing latest Puppet version"
+      yum -y install puppet
+    else
+      echo "Installing Puppet version $CM_VERSION"
+      echo "Not implemented"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+install_ansible()
+{
+    echo "==> Installing Ansible python egg"
+    # TODO(bogdando): maybe this is better:
+    # http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro_installation.html#latest-releases-via-apt-ubuntu
+    yum -y install python-setuptools
+    easy_install pip
+    pip install -U pip
+    pip install ansible
+}
+
+#
+# Main script
+#
+
+case "${CM}" in
+  'chef')
+    install_chef
+    ;;
+
+  'chefdk')
+    install_chef_dk
+    ;;
+
+  'salt')
+    install_salt
+    ;;
+
+  'puppet')
+    install_puppet
+    ;;
+
+  'ansible')
+    install_ansible
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "==> Building box without baking in a configuration management tool"
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/minimize.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/minimize.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7afa7fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/minimize.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash -eux
+
+# TODO(bogdando) add centos7 support
+exit 0
+echo "==> Installed packages before cleanup"
+dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstall
+
+# Remove some packages to get a minimal install
+echo "==> Removing all linux kernels except the currrent one"
+dpkg --list | awk '{ print $2 }' | grep 'linux-image-3.*-generic' | grep -v $(uname -r) | xargs apt-get -y purge
+echo "==> Removing linux source"
+dpkg --list | awk '{ print $2 }' | grep linux-source | xargs apt-get -y purge
+echo "==> Removing documentation"
+dpkg --list | awk '{ print $2 }' | grep -- '-doc$' | xargs apt-get -y purge
+echo "==> Removing obsolete networking components"
+apt-get -y purge ppp pppconfig pppoeconf
+echo "==> Removing other oddities"
+apt-get -y purge popularity-contest installation-report landscape-common wireless-tools wpasupplicant ubuntu-serverguide
+
+# Clean up the apt cache
+apt-get -y autoremove --purge
+apt-get -y autoclean
+apt-get -y clean
+
+echo "==> Removing man pages"
+rm -rf /usr/share/man/*
+echo "==> Removing anything in /usr/src but this kernel src"
+p2=$(uname -r | cut -d- -f1-2)
+mv "/usr/src/linux-headers-${p2}" /tmp
+mv /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r) /tmp
+rm -rf /usr/src/*
+mv "/tmp/linux-headers-${p2}" /usr/src/
+mv /tmp/linux-headers-$(uname -r) /usr/src/
+echo "==> Removing any docs"
+rm -rf /usr/share/doc/*
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/sshd.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/sshd.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f93bf0e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/sshd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash -eux
+echo "UseDNS no" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/sudo.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/sudo.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4056cbb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/sudo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh -eux
+yum -y install sudo
+sed -i -e "s/Defaults    requiretty.*/ #Defaults    requiretty/g" /etc/sudoers
+exit 0
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/tools.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/tools.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45f19456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/tools.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash -eux
+# Install basic packages and build requirements for ansible/librarian-puppet
+
+PACKAGES="
+epel-release
+git
+make
+which
+ruby-devel
+python-devel
+autoconf
+gcc-c++
+openssh-server
+iputils-ping
+rsyslog
+psmisc
+iputils
+iptables
+less
+curl
+wget
+rsync
+vim
+screen
+tcpdump
+strace
+"
+#yum -y groupinstall "Development tools"
+yum -y install $PACKAGES
+exit 0
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/update.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/update.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc0cba58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash -eux
+
+if [[ $UPDATE  =~ true || $UPDATE =~ 1 || $UPDATE =~ yes ]]; then
+  	echo "==> Updating non kernel packages"
+    yum --exclude=kernel* update
+    echo "==> Upgrading all"
+    yum upgrade yum kernel
+    yum -y upgrade
+    reboot
+    sleep 160
+fi
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/vagrant.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/vagrant.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0a8cd46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/vagrant.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+date > /etc/vagrant_box_build_time
+
+SSH_USER=${SSH_USER:-vagrant}
+SSH_USER_HOME=${SSH_USER_HOME:-/home/${SSH_USER}}
+VAGRANT_INSECURE_KEY="ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA6NF8iallvQVp22WDkTkyrtvp9eWW6A8YVr+kz4TjGYe7gHzIw+niNltGEFHzD8+v1I2YJ6oXevct1YeS0o9HZyN1Q9qgCgzUFtdOKLv6IedplqoPkcmF0aYet2PkEDo3MlTBckFXPITAMzF8dJSIFo9D8HfdOV0IAdx4O7PtixWKn5y2hMNG0zQPyUecp4pzC6kivAIhyfHilFR61RGL+GPXQ2MWZWFYbAGjyiYJnAmCP3NOTd0jMZEnDkbUvxhMmBYSdETk1rRgm+R4LOzFUGaHqHDLKLX+FIPKcF96hrucXzcWyLbIbEgE98OHlnVYCzRdK8jlqm8tehUc9c9WhQ== vagrant insecure public key"
+
+# Packer passes boolean user variables through as '1', but this might change in
+# the future, so also check for 'true'.
+if [ "$INSTALL_VAGRANT_KEY" = "true" ] || [ "$INSTALL_VAGRANT_KEY" = "1" ]; then
+    # Create Vagrant user (if not already present)
+    if ! id -u $SSH_USER >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "==> Creating $SSH_USER user"
+        /usr/sbin/groupadd $SSH_USER
+        /usr/sbin/useradd $SSH_USER -g $SSH_USER -G wheel -d $SSH_USER_HOME --create-home
+        echo "${SSH_USER}:${SSH_USER}" | chpasswd
+    fi
+
+    # Set up sudo
+    echo "==> Giving ${SSH_USER} sudo powers"
+    echo "${SSH_USER}        ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+
+    echo "==> Installing vagrant key"
+    mkdir $SSH_USER_HOME/.ssh
+    chmod 700 $SSH_USER_HOME/.ssh
+    cd $SSH_USER_HOME/.ssh
+
+    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitchellh/vagrant/master/keys/vagrant.pub
+    echo "${VAGRANT_INSECURE_KEY}" > $SSH_USER_HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys
+    chmod 600 $SSH_USER_HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys
+    chown -R $SSH_USER:$SSH_USER $SSH_USER_HOME/.ssh
+fi
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/vmtool.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/vmtool.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e32d6adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/files/vmtool.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/bash -eux
+
+# TODO(bogdando) add centos7 support
+exit 0
+if [[ $PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE =~ vmware ]]; then
+    echo "==> Installing VMware Tools"
+    # Assuming the following packages are installed
+    # apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential perl
+
+    cd /tmp
+    mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
+    mount -o loop /home/vagrant/linux.iso /mnt/cdrom
+    tar zxf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
+
+    /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl -d
+
+    rm /home/vagrant/linux.iso
+    umount /mnt/cdrom
+    rmdir /mnt/cdrom
+    rm -rf /tmp/VMwareTools-*
+fi
+
+if [[ $PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE =~ virtualbox ]]; then
+    echo "==> Installing VirtualBox guest additions"
+    # Assuming the following packages are installed
+    # apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential perl
+    # apt-get install -y dkms
+
+    VBOX_VERSION=$(cat /home/vagrant/.vbox_version)
+    mount -o loop /home/vagrant/VBoxGuestAdditions_$VBOX_VERSION.iso /mnt
+    sh /mnt/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
+    umount /mnt
+    rm /home/vagrant/VBoxGuestAdditions_$VBOX_VERSION.iso
+    rm /home/vagrant/.vbox_version
+
+    if [[ $VBOX_VERSION = "4.3.10" ]]; then
+        ln -s /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.3.10/lib/VBoxGuestAdditions /usr/lib/VBoxGuestAdditions
+    fi
+    /etc/init.d/vboxadd setup
+fi
+
+if [[ $PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE =~ parallels ]]; then
+    echo "==> Installing Parallels tools"
+
+    mount -o loop /home/vagrant/prl-tools-lin.iso /mnt
+    /mnt/install --install-unattended-with-deps
+    umount /mnt
+    rm -rf /home/vagrant/prl-tools-lin.iso
+    rm -f /home/vagrant/.prlctl_version
+fi
+
+if [[ $PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE =~ libvirt ]]; then
+    echo "==> Doing nothing special"
+fi
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/base.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/base.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e10f9326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/base.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+---
+
+- name: Base packages
+  yum: name={{ item }} state=present
+  with_items:
+  - git
+  - subversion
+  - python-keystoneclient
+  - MySQL-python
+  - python-setuptools
+  - ruby-devel
+  - unzip
+  # Graph drawing
+  #- python-pygraphviz
+  # Other tools
+  - htop
+  - jq
+  - tmux
+    #- vim-nox
+  - mc
+  # Dev
+  - python-ipython-console
+  - python-devel
+  - python-virtualenv
+  # for torrent transport
+  - rb_libtorrent-python
+  # for riak python package
+  - libffi-devel
+  - openssl-devel
+
+  # computable inputs lua
+  - luajit-devel
+  # for tests on jenkins
+  - sshpass
+
+  # for pg backend
+  - python-psycopg2
+
+- name: Uninstall packages
+  yum: name={{ item }} state=absent
+  with_items:
+  - python-pbr
+
+# PIP
+- pip: name={{item}} state=present
+  with_items:
+  - httpie
+  - docker-py==1.1.0
+  - ujson
+  - tox
+  - riak
+  - pbr
+
+# pre install solare requirements
+- shell: pip install pudb
+- shell: pip install -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openstack/solar/master/requirements.txt
+- shell: pip install -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Mirantis/solar-agent/master/requirements.txt
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/cloud_archive.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/cloud_archive.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09262a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/cloud_archive.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+# NOTE(bogdando) no Juno support for the Centos7! Openstack example may not be working!
+# The CentOS 7 Kilo repository may be found at http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/cloud/x86_64/
+# The Juno CentOS 6 repository may be found at http://mirror.centos.org/centos/6/cloud/x86_64/
+# you can yum install centos-release-openstack-kilo for Kilo and yum install centos-release-openstack-juno
+- shell: rpm -ivh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/cloud/x86_64/openstack-kilo/centos-release-openstack-kilo-2.el7.noarch.rpm
+- yum: name=centos-release-openstack-kilo state=present
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/docker.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/docker.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46d47e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/docker.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+
+- shell: docker --version
+  ignore_errors: true
+  register: docker_version
+- shell: curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sudo sh
+  when: docker_version | failed
+
+# pre download riak image
+- shell: docker pull solarproject/riak
+
+# prebuild pg container
+- git: repo=https://github.com/kiasaki/docker-alpine-postgres.git dest=/tmp/docker-alpine-postgres update=yes
+- shell: make build
+  args:
+    chdir: /tmp/docker-alpine-postgres
+- shell: rm -fr /tmp/docker-alpine-postgres
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/mos.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/mos.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21fc4ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/mos.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+
+# TODO(bogdando) for centos7, http://fuel-repository.mirantis.com/fwm/6.1/centos/
+- shell: /bin/true
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/puppet.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/puppet.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0db5e6a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/puppet.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+# Puppet related
+- template: src=files/hiera.yaml dest=/etc/puppet/hiera.yaml
+- file: path=/etc/puppet/hieradata state=directory
+# Make paths puppet 4 compatible
+- file: path=/etc/puppetlabs/code/ state=directory
+- file: src=/etc/puppet/hiera.yaml dest=/etc/puppetlabs/code/hiera.yaml state=link
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/ssh_conf.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/ssh_conf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e6dfe58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/ssh_conf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+
+- file: path=/root/.ssh state=directory mode=0700
+- template: src=files/ssh_conf dest=/root/.ssh/config
+- file: path=/home/vagrant/.ssh state=directory mode=0700
+- template: src=files/ssh_conf dest=/home/vagrant/.ssh/config
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/worker_upstart.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/worker_upstart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1964fe68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/centos/tasks/worker_upstart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+# TODO(bogdando) for centos7, systemd
+#- copy: src=/vagrant/utils/solar-worker-defaults dest=/etc/default/solar-worker
+#- copy: src=/vagrant/utils/solar-worker.conf dest=/etc/init/solar-worker.conf
+#- shell: stop solar-worker
+#  ignore_errors: yes
+#- shell: start solar-worker
+- shell: /bin/true
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/pxelinux.cfg b/bootstrap/playbooks/files/pxelinux.cfg
index 4c08facd..a96a2d9f 100644
--- a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/pxelinux.cfg
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/files/pxelinux.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ default vesamenu.c32
 menu title Live CD Choices
 prompt 0
 timeout 3
-menu autoboot 
+menu autoboot
 
 label ubuntu
     menu label Ubuntu
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/fix_centos7_six.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/fix_centos7_six.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f9cd5a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/fix_centos7_six.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# fix 'module' object has no attribute 'add_metaclass'
+pip uninstall -y six
+pip install six
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/pxe.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/pxe.yaml
index 26f0318f..67e30f2f 100644
--- a/bootstrap/playbooks/pxe.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/pxe.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
+# TODO(bogdando) centos/ubuntu split
 - name: Setup dhcp server with bootstrap image
   hosts: all
   become: yes
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/solar.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/solar.yaml
index 37222e02..0e791c39 100644
--- a/bootstrap/playbooks/solar.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/solar.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
     # Setup development env for solar
     - shell: pip install -e . chdir=/vagrant
     - shell: pip install git+git://github.com/Mirantis/solar-agent.git
-    - include: tasks/ssh_conf.yaml
+    - include: centos/tasks/ssh_conf.yaml
+      when: lookup('env', 'OSTYPE') == "centos"
+    - include: ubuntu/tasks/ssh_conf.yaml
+      when: lookup('env', 'OSTYPE') == "ubuntu"
 
 - hosts: localhost
   tasks:
@@ -65,4 +68,7 @@
     # shared stuff for all databases
     - include: databases.yaml
 
-    - include: tasks/worker_upstart.yaml
+    - include: centos/tasks/worker_upstart.yaml
+      when: lookup('env', 'OSTYPE') == "centos"
+    - include: ubuntu/tasks/worker_upstart.yaml
+      when: lookup('env', 'OSTYPE') == "ubuntu"
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/cleanup.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/cleanup.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/files/cleanup.sh
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/cleanup.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/cmtool.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/cmtool.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/files/cmtool.sh
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/cmtool.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/minimize.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/minimize.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/files/minimize.sh
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/minimize.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/sshd.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/sshd.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/files/sshd.sh
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/sshd.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/sudo.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/sudo.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/files/sudo.sh
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/sudo.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/tools.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/tools.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/files/tools.sh
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/tools.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/update.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/update.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/files/update.sh
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/update.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/vagrant.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/vagrant.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/files/vagrant.sh
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/vagrant.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/files/vmtool.sh b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/vmtool.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/files/vmtool.sh
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/files/vmtool.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/base.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/base.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/base.yaml
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/base.yaml
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/cloud_archive.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/cloud_archive.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/cloud_archive.yaml
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/cloud_archive.yaml
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/docker.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/docker.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/docker.yaml
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/docker.yaml
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/mos.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/mos.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/mos.yaml
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/mos.yaml
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/puppet.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/puppet.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0db5e6a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/puppet.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+# Puppet related
+- template: src=files/hiera.yaml dest=/etc/puppet/hiera.yaml
+- file: path=/etc/puppet/hieradata state=directory
+# Make paths puppet 4 compatible
+- file: path=/etc/puppetlabs/code/ state=directory
+- file: src=/etc/puppet/hiera.yaml dest=/etc/puppetlabs/code/hiera.yaml state=link
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/ssh_conf.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/ssh_conf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e6dfe58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/ssh_conf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+
+- file: path=/root/.ssh state=directory mode=0700
+- template: src=files/ssh_conf dest=/root/.ssh/config
+- file: path=/home/vagrant/.ssh state=directory mode=0700
+- template: src=files/ssh_conf dest=/home/vagrant/.ssh/config
diff --git a/bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/worker_upstart.yaml b/bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/worker_upstart.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from bootstrap/playbooks/tasks/worker_upstart.yaml
rename to bootstrap/playbooks/ubuntu/tasks/worker_upstart.yaml
diff --git a/bootstrap/solar-master-centos-docker.json b/bootstrap/solar-master-centos-docker.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94f61ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/solar-master-centos-docker.json
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+{
+  "variables": {
+    "cm": "puppet",
+    "cm_version": "latest",
+    "cleanup_pause": "",
+    "headless": "{{env `headless`}}",
+    "update": "true",
+    "ssh_username": "vagrant",
+    "ssh_password": "vagrant",
+    "install_vagrant_key": "true",
+    "http_proxy": "{{env `http_proxy`}}",
+    "https_proxy": "{{env `https_proxy`}}",
+    "ftp_proxy": "{{env `ftp_proxy`}}",
+    "rsync_proxy": "{{env `rsync_proxy`}}",
+    "no_proxy": "{{env `no_proxy`}}",
+    "cleanup": "false",
+    "ansible_config_path": "/etc/ansible",
+    "ansible_config_file": "ansible.cfg",
+    "ansible_log_file": "/var/tmp/ansible.log"
+  },
+  "builders": [{
+    "type": "docker",
+    "image": "centos:centos7",
+    "commit": true,
+    "run_command": [
+      "-ti",
+      "--privileged",
+      "-v",
+      "/sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup",
+      "-v",
+      "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock",
+      "-d",
+      "{{.Image}}",
+      "/bin/bash"
+    ]
+  }],
+  "provisioners": [{
+    "type": "shell",
+    "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | sh '{{.Path}}'",
+    "scripts": [
+      "playbooks/centos/files/sudo.sh"
+    ]}, {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "execute_command": "echo '{{user `ssh_password`}}' | {{ .Vars }} sudo -E -S sh '{{ .Path }}'",
+      "inline": [
+        "echo '%sudo    ALL=(ALL)  NOPASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers"
+    ]}, {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": ["sudo mkdir -p {{ user `ansible_config_path` }}"]
+    }, {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "touch /tmp/ansible.cfg",
+        "sudo mv /tmp/ansible.cfg {{ user `ansible_config_path` }}/{{ user `ansible_config_file` }}",
+        "sudo echo '[defaults]' >> {{ user `ansible_config_path` }}/{{ user `ansible_config_file` }}",
+        "sudo echo 'log_path = {{ user `ansible_log_file` }}' >> {{ user `ansible_config_path` }}/{{ user `ansible_config_file` }}",
+        "sudo touch {{ user `ansible_log_file` }}",
+        "sudo chmod 666 {{ user `ansible_log_file` }}"
+    ]}, {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "environment_vars": [
+        "OSTYPE=centos",
+        "CM={{user `cm`}}",
+        "CM_VERSION={{user `cm_version`}}",
+        "CLEANUP_PAUSE={{user `cleanup_pause`}}",
+        "UPDATE={{user `update`}}",
+        "INSTALL_VAGRANT_KEY={{user `install_vagrant_key`}}",
+        "SSH_USERNAME={{user `ssh_username`}}",
+        "SSH_PASSWORD={{user `ssh_password`}}",
+        "http_proxy={{user `http_proxy`}}",
+        "https_proxy={{user `https_proxy`}}",
+        "ftp_proxy={{user `ftp_proxy`}}",
+        "rsync_proxy={{user `rsync_proxy`}}",
+        "no_proxy={{user `no_proxy`}}"
+      ],
+      "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -E -S bash '{{.Path}}'",
+      "scripts": [
+        "playbooks/centos/files/update.sh",
+        "playbooks/centos/files/tools.sh",
+        "playbooks/centos/files/cmtool.sh",
+        "playbooks/centos/files/vagrant.sh",
+        "playbooks/centos/files/sshd.sh"
+      ]
+    }, {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "environment_vars": [
+        "OSTYPE=centos",
+        "CM=ansible",
+        "CM_VERSION=latest"
+      ],
+      "script": "playbooks/centos/files/cmtool.sh",
+      "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -E -S bash '{{.Path}}'"
+    }, {
+      "type": "ansible-local",
+      "playbook_dir": "playbooks",
+      "playbook_file": "playbooks/build-main.yaml",
+      "extra_arguments": ["--verbose"],
+      "command": "OSTYPE=centos ansible-playbook"
+    }, {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "environment_vars": [
+        "OSTYPE=centos",
+        "cleanup={{user `cleanup`}}"
+      ],
+      "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -E -S bash '{{.Path}}'",
+      "scripts": [
+        "playbooks/centos/files/minimize.sh",
+        "playbooks/centos/files/cleanup.sh"
+      ]
+    }],
+  "post-processors": [
+    [
+      {
+        "type": "docker-tag",
+        "repository": "bogdando/solar-master-centos",
+        "tag": "latest",
+        "keep_input_artifact": false
+      }
+    ]
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/bootstrap/solar-master-docker.json b/bootstrap/solar-master-ubuntu-docker.json
similarity index 84%
rename from bootstrap/solar-master-docker.json
rename to bootstrap/solar-master-ubuntu-docker.json
index 5376ed91..ea519c4f 100644
--- a/bootstrap/solar-master-docker.json
+++ b/bootstrap/solar-master-ubuntu-docker.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "type": "shell",
     "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | sh '{{.Path}}'",
     "scripts": [
-      "playbooks/files/sudo.sh"
+      "playbooks/ubuntu/files/sudo.sh"
     ]}, {
       "type": "shell",
       "execute_command": "echo '{{user `ssh_password`}}' | {{ .Vars }} sudo -E -S sh '{{ .Path }}'",
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     ]}, {
       "type": "shell",
       "environment_vars": [
+        "OSTYPE=ubuntu",
         "CM={{user `cm`}}",
         "CM_VERSION={{user `cm_version`}}",
         "CLEANUP_PAUSE={{user `cleanup_pause`}}",
@@ -74,35 +75,38 @@
       ],
       "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -E -S bash '{{.Path}}'",
       "scripts": [
-        "playbooks/files/update.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/tools.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/cmtool.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/vagrant.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/sshd.sh"
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/update.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/tools.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/cmtool.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/vagrant.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/sshd.sh"
       ]
     }, {
       "type": "shell",
       "environment_vars": [
+        "OSTYPE=ubuntu",
         "CM=ansible",
         "CM_VERSION=latest"
       ],
-      "script": "playbooks/files/cmtool.sh",
+      "script": "playbooks/ubuntu/files/cmtool.sh",
       "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -E -S bash '{{.Path}}'"
     }, {
       "type": "ansible-local",
       "playbook_dir": "playbooks",
       "playbook_file": "playbooks/build-main.yaml",
-      "extra_arguments": ["--verbose"]
+      "extra_arguments": ["--verbose"],
+      "command": "OSTYPE=ubuntu ansible-playbook"
     }, {
       "type": "shell",
       "environment_vars": [
+        "OSTYPE=ubuntu",
         "cleanup={{user `cleanup`}}"
       ],
       "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -E -S bash '{{.Path}}'",
       "scripts": [
-        "playbooks/files/vmtool.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/minimize.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/cleanup.sh"
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/vmtool.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/minimize.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/cleanup.sh"
       ]
     }],
   "post-processors": [
diff --git a/bootstrap/solar-master.json b/bootstrap/solar-master.json
index b55397b7..6bcdc855 100644
--- a/bootstrap/solar-master.json
+++ b/bootstrap/solar-master.json
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
     ]}, {
       "type": "shell",
       "environment_vars": [
+        "OSTYPE=ubuntu",
         "CM={{user `cm`}}",
         "CM_VERSION={{user `cm_version`}}",
         "CLEANUP_PAUSE={{user `cleanup_pause`}}",
@@ -142,35 +143,38 @@
       ],
       "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -E -S bash '{{.Path}}'",
       "scripts": [
-        "playbooks/files/update.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/tools.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/cmtool.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/vagrant.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/sshd.sh"
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/update.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/tools.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/cmtool.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/vagrant.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/sshd.sh"
       ]
     }, {
       "type": "shell",
       "environment_vars": [
+        "OSTYPE=ubuntu",
         "CM=ansible",
         "CM_VERSION=latest"
       ],
-      "script": "playbooks/files/cmtool.sh",
+      "script": "playbooks/ubuntu/files/cmtool.sh",
       "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -E -S bash '{{.Path}}'"
     }, {
       "type": "ansible-local",
       "playbook_dir": "playbooks",
       "playbook_file": "playbooks/build-main.yaml",
-      "extra_arguments": ["--verbose"]
+      "extra_arguments": ["--verbose"],
+      "command": "OSTYPE=ubuntu ansible-playbook"
     }, {
       "type": "shell",
       "environment_vars": [
+        "OSTYPE=ubuntu",
         "cleanup={{user `cleanup`}}"
       ],
       "execute_command": "echo 'vagrant' | {{.Vars}} sudo -E -S bash '{{.Path}}'",
       "scripts": [
-        "playbooks/files/vmtool.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/minimize.sh",
-        "playbooks/files/cleanup.sh"
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/vmtool.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/minimize.sh",
+        "playbooks/ubuntu/files/cleanup.sh"
       ]
     }],
   "post-processors": [
diff --git a/doc/source/faq.rst b/doc/source/faq.rst
index 84983832..d0332c38 100644
--- a/doc/source/faq.rst
+++ b/doc/source/faq.rst
@@ -81,11 +81,16 @@ done at the host system:
 .. code-block:: bash
 
   # docker pull solarproject/riak
+
+or, depending on the configured DB backend:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
   # git clone https://github.com/kiasaki/docker-alpine-postgres.git
   # cd docker-alpine-postgres
   # make build && cd -
 
-This will allow the solar nodes to run required nested docker containers.
+This will allow the solar nodes to run required nested DB containers.
 
 .. note ::
   The command ``vagrant ssh`` will not be working for the docker case.
@@ -95,3 +100,9 @@ This will allow the solar nodes to run required nested docker containers.
 
     # ssh vagrant@10.0.0.2
     # docker exec -it solar-dev bash
+
+.. note ::
+  The command ``vagrant destroy`` only cleans up containers for solar nodes
+  and does not clean up other containers launched, like riak, postgres,
+  kolla or the like. You should stop and remove them from the host system
+  manually!