diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index e5f30b307f..f9ffe0c75e 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ server_timezone = "UTC"
 public_folder = "/vagrant"
 
 Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
-  # Set server to Ubuntu 16.04
-  config.vm.box = "ubuntu/xenial64"
+  # Set server to Debian 10 / Buster 64bit
+  config.vm.box = "debian/buster64"
 
   # Disable automatic box update checking. If you disable this, then
   # boxes will only be checked for updates when the user runs
diff --git a/bin/dev/vagrant_provision.sh b/bin/dev/vagrant_provision.sh
index 7ebbdcafd4..dc24f87994 100755
--- a/bin/dev/vagrant_provision.sh
+++ b/bin/dev/vagrant_provision.sh
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ sudo apt-get install -y apache2
 sudo a2enmod rewrite actions ssl
 sudo cp /vagrant/bin/dev/vagrant_vhost.sh /usr/local/bin/vhost
 sudo chmod guo+x /usr/local/bin/vhost
-    sudo vhost -s 192.168.22.10.xip.io -d /var/www -p /etc/ssl/xip.io -c xip.io -a friendica.local
-    sudo a2dissite 000-default
-    sudo service apache2 restart
+sudo vhost -s 192.168.22.10.xip.io -d /var/www -p /etc/ssl/xip.io -c xip.io -a friendica.local
+sudo a2dissite 000-default
+sudo service apache2 restart
 
 #Install php
 echo ">>> Installing PHP7"
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ sudo systemctl restart apache2
 
 #Install mysql
 echo ">>> Installing Mysql"
-sudo debconf-set-selections <<< "mysql-server mysql-server/root_password password root"
-sudo debconf-set-selections <<< "mysql-server mysql-server/root_password_again password root"
-sudo apt-get install -qq mysql-server
+sudo debconf-set-selections <<< "mariadb-server mariadb-server/root_password password root"
+sudo debconf-set-selections <<< "mariadb-server mariadb-server/root_password_again password root"
+sudo apt-get install -qq mariadb-server
 # enable remote access
 # setting the mysql bind-address to allow connections from everywhere
 sed -i "s/bind-address.*/bind-address = 0.0.0.0/" /etc/mysql/my.cnf
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ debconf-set-selections <<< "postfix postfix/main_mailer_type string 'Local Only'
 sudo apt-get install -y postfix mailutils libmailutils-dev
 sudo echo -e "friendica1:	vagrant\nfriendica2:	vagrant\nfriendica3:	vagrant\nfriendica4:	vagrant\nfriendica5:	vagrant" >> /etc/aliases && sudo newaliases
 
+# Friendica needs git for fetching some dependencies
+sudo apt-get install -y git
+
 #make the vagrant directory the docroot
 sudo rm -rf /var/www/
 sudo ln -fs /vagrant /var/www
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ sudo ln -fs /vagrant /var/www
 # install deps with composer
 sudo apt install unzip
 cd /var/www
-php bin/composer.phar install
+sudo -u www-data php bin/composer.phar install
 
 # initial config file for friendica in vagrant
 cp /vagrant/mods/local.config.vagrant.php /vagrant/config/local.config.php