diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b5cfb530..ae5116fcb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ venv/
 m3
 *~
 .vagrant
+*.swp
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 19dd8ab89..bfd0a1c0f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ Hacking
 =======
 
 In order to start hacking, you will first have to create a development
-environment:
+environment. Start by `installing dependencies and setting up Let's Encrypt`_.
+
+Now you can install the development packages:
 
 ::
 
     ./venv/bin/python setup.py dev
 
 The code base, including your pull requests, **must** have 100% test statement
-coverage **and** be compliant with the :ref:`coding-style`.
+coverage **and** be compliant with the coding-style_.
 
 The following tools are there to help you:
 
@@ -23,34 +25,9 @@ The following tools are there to help you:
 - ``./venv/bin/tox -e lint`` checks the style of the whole project,
   while ``./venv/bin/pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc file`` will check a single `file` only.
 
+.. _installing dependencies and setting up Let's Encrypt: https://letsencrypt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/using.html
+
 .. _coding-style:
-	
-Vagrant
-=======
-
-If you are a Vagrant user, Let's Encrypt comes with a Vagrantfile that automates
-setting up a development environment in an Ubuntu 14.04 LTS VM. To set it up,
-simply run ``vagrant up``. The repository is synced to ``/vagrant``, so you can
-get started with:
-
-::
-
-	 vagrant ssh
-	 cd /vagrant
-	 ./venv/bin/python setup.py install
-	 sudo ./venv/bin/letsencrypt
-
-Support for other Linux distributions coming soon.
-
-**Note:** Unfortunately, Python distutils and, by extension, setup.py and tox,
-use hard linking quite extensively. Hard linking is not supported by the
-default sync filesystem in Vagrant. As a result, all actions with these
-commands are *significantly slower* in Vagrant. One potential fix is to `use
-NFS`_ (`related issue`_).
-
-.. _use NFS: http://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/synced-folders/nfs.html
-.. _related issue: https://github.com/ClusterHQ/flocker/issues/516
-
 Coding style
 ============
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 712eb3b22..c27279ade 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Current Features
 * web servers supported:
 
   - apache2.x (tested and working on Ubuntu Linux)
+  - standalone (runs its own webserver to prove you control the domain)
 
 * the private key is generated locally on your system
 * can talk to the Let's Encrypt (demo) CA or optionally to other ACME
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ Documentation: https://letsencrypt.readthedocs.org/
 
 Software project: https://github.com/letsencrypt/lets-encrypt-preview
 
+Notes for developers: [CONTRIBUTING.rst](/CONTRIBUTING.rst)
+
 Main Website: https://letsencrypt.org/
 
 IRC Channel: #letsencrypt on `Freenode`_