diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 13f8c0aa390..d88fbd0aa1f 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ Vagrant::configure("2") do |config|
     vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--memory", BOX_MEMORY]
   end
 
+  config.vm.provider :vmware_fusion do |v, override|
+    v.vmx["memsize"] = BOX_MEMORY
+  end
+
   config.vm.define "empty", autostart: false
 
   config.vm.define "dokku", primary: true do |vm|
diff --git a/contrib/dokku-installer.rb b/contrib/dokku-installer.rb
index 906c6994c7a..638814c1175 100755
--- a/contrib/dokku-installer.rb
+++ b/contrib/dokku-installer.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,18 @@
   File.open("/etc/init/dokku-installer.conf", "w") do |f|
     f.puts "start on runlevel [2345]"
     f.puts "exec #{File.absolute_path(__FILE__)} selfdestruct"
-  end
+  end if File.directory?("/etc/init")
+  File.open("/etc/systemd/system/dokku-installer.service", "w") do |f|
+    f.puts "[Unit]"
+    f.puts "Description=Dokku web-installer"
+    f.puts ""
+    f.puts "[Service]"
+    f.puts "ExecStart=#{File.absolute_path(__FILE__)} selfdestruct"
+    f.puts ""
+    f.puts "[Install]"
+    f.puts "WantedBy=multi-user.target"
+    f.puts "WantedBy=graphical.target"
+  end if File.directory?("/etc/systemd/system")
   File.open("/etc/nginx/conf.d/dokku-installer.conf", "w") do |f|
     f.puts "upstream dokku-installer { server 127.0.0.1:2000; }"
     f.puts "server {"
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@
   end
   Thread.new {
     `rm /etc/nginx/conf.d/dokku-installer.conf && /etc/init.d/nginx stop && /etc/init.d/nginx start`
-    `rm /etc/init/dokku-installer.conf && stop dokku-installer`
+    `rm -f /etc/init/dokku-installer.conf /etc/systemd/system/dokku-installer.service && stop dokku-installer`
   }.run if ARGV[0] == "selfdestruct"
 end
 
diff --git a/deb.mk b/deb.mk
index 010989275e1..2842fea47c8 100644
--- a/deb.mk
+++ b/deb.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ deb-all: deb-herokuish deb-dokku deb-gems deb-plugn deb-sshcommand
 deb-setup:
 	echo "-> Updating deb repository and installing build requirements"
 	sudo apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
-	sudo apt-get install -qq -y gcc git ruby1.9.1-dev > /dev/null 2>&1
+	sudo apt-get install -qq -y gcc git ruby-dev ruby1.9.1 > /dev/null 2>&1
 	command -v fpm > /dev/null || sudo gem install fpm --no-ri --no-rdoc
 	ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no git@github.com || true
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ deb-herokuish: deb-setup
 	echo "sudo docker build -t gliderlabs/herokuish /var/lib/herokuish 1> /dev/null" >> /tmp/tmp/post-install
 
 	echo "-> Cloning repository"
-	git clone -q "git@github.com:$(HEROKUISH_REPO_NAME).git" /tmp/tmp/herokuish > /dev/null
+	git clone -q "https://github.com/$(HEROKUISH_REPO_NAME).git" /tmp/tmp/herokuish > /dev/null
 	rm -rf /tmp/tmp/herokuish/.git /tmp/tmp/herokuish/.gitignore
 
 	echo "-> Copying files into place"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ deb-herokuish: deb-setup
 	cp -rf /tmp/tmp/herokuish /tmp/build/var/lib/herokuish
 
 	echo "-> Creating $(HEROKUISH_PACKAGE_NAME)"
-	sudo fpm -t deb -s dir -C /tmp/build -n herokuish -v $(HEROKUISH_VERSION) -a $(HEROKUISH_ARCHITECTURE) -p $(HEROKUISH_PACKAGE_NAME) --deb-pre-depends 'docker-engine | docker-engine-cs' --after-install /tmp/tmp/post-install --url "https://github.com/$(HEROKUISH_REPO_NAME)" --description $(HEROKUISH_DESCRIPTION) --license 'MIT License' .
+	sudo fpm -t deb -s dir -C /tmp/build -n herokuish -v $(HEROKUISH_VERSION) -a $(HEROKUISH_ARCHITECTURE) -p $(HEROKUISH_PACKAGE_NAME) --deb-pre-depends 'docker-engine | docker-engine-cs' --deb-pre-depends sudo --after-install /tmp/tmp/post-install --url "https://github.com/$(HEROKUISH_REPO_NAME)" --description $(HEROKUISH_DESCRIPTION) --license 'MIT License' .
 	mv *.deb /tmp
 
 deb-dokku: deb-setup
@@ -121,16 +121,18 @@ deb-plugn: deb-setup
 	mkdir -p /tmp/tmp /tmp/build
 
 	echo "-> Cloning repository"
-	git clone -q "git@github.com:$(PLUGN_REPO_NAME).git" /tmp/tmp/plugn > /dev/null
+	git clone -q "https://github.com/$(PLUGN_REPO_NAME).git" /tmp/tmp/plugn > /dev/null
 	rm -rf /tmp/tmp/plugn/.git /tmp/tmp/plugn/.gitignore
 
 	echo "-> Copying files into place"
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/local/bin $(GOPATH)
+	sudo apt-get clean
 	sudo apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
 	sudo apt-get install -qq -y git golang mercurial > /dev/null 2>&1
-	export PATH=$(PATH):$(GOROOT)/bin:$(GOPATH)/bin && export GOROOT=$(GOROOT) && export GOPATH=$(GOPATH) && cd /tmp/tmp/plugn && make deps
-	export PATH=$(PATH):$(GOROOT)/bin:$(GOPATH)/bin && export GOROOT=$(GOROOT) && export GOPATH=$(GOPATH) && cd /tmp/tmp/plugn && go build -o plugn
-	mv /tmp/tmp/plugn/plugn /tmp/build/usr/local/bin/plugn
+	export PATH=$(PATH):$(GOROOT)/bin:$(GOPATH)/bin && export GOROOT=$(GOROOT) && export GOPATH=$(GOPATH):/tmp/tmp/plugn && go get github.com/progrium/plugn
+	export PATH=$(PATH):$(GOROOT)/bin:$(GOPATH)/bin && export GOROOT=$(GOROOT) && export GOPATH=$(GOPATH):/tmp/tmp/plugn && cd /home/vagrant/gocode/src/github.com/progrium/plugn && make deps
+	export PATH=$(PATH):$(GOROOT)/bin:$(GOPATH)/bin && export GOROOT=$(GOROOT) && export GOPATH=$(GOPATH):/tmp/tmp/plugn && cd /home/vagrant/gocode/src/github.com/progrium/plugn && go build -o plugn
+	mv /home/vagrant/gocode/src/github.com/progrium/plugn/plugn /tmp/build/usr/local/bin/plugn
 
 	echo "-> Creating $(PLUGN_PACKAGE_NAME)"
 	sudo fpm -t deb -s dir -C /tmp/build -n plugn -v $(PLUGN_VERSION) -a $(PLUGN_ARCHITECTURE) -p $(PLUGN_PACKAGE_NAME) --url "https://github.com/$(PLUGN_REPO_NAME)" --description $(PLUGN_DESCRIPTION) --license 'MIT License' .
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ deb-sshcommand: deb-setup
 	mkdir -p /tmp/tmp /tmp/build
 
 	echo "-> Cloning repository"
-	git clone -q "git@github.com:$(SSHCOMMAND_REPO_NAME).git" /tmp/tmp/sshcommand > /dev/null
+	git clone -q "https://github.com/$(SSHCOMMAND_REPO_NAME).git" /tmp/tmp/sshcommand > /dev/null
 	rm -rf /tmp/tmp/sshcommand/.git /tmp/tmp/sshcommand/.gitignore
 
 	echo "-> Copying files into place"
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1451c75456f..49d745075d5 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ Section: base
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: amd64
 Depends: locales, git, make, curl, software-properties-common, docker-engine | docker-engine-cs | lxc-docker, gcc, python-software-properties, man-db, herokuish, sshcommand
-Pre-Depends: nginx, dnsutils, ruby, ruby-dev, rubygem-rack, rubygem-rack-protection, rubygem-sinatra, rubygem-tilt, apparmor, cgroupfs-mount | cgroup-lite, plugn
+Pre-Depends: nginx, dnsutils, ruby, ruby-dev, rubygem-rack, rubygem-rack-protection, rubygem-sinatra, rubygem-tilt, apparmor, cgroupfs-mount | cgroup-lite, plugn, sudo
 Maintainer: Jose Diaz-Gonzalez <dokku@josediazgonzalez.com>
 Description: Docker powered mini-Heroku in around 100 lines of Bash
diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index b0e77bdedce..7b695f17587 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ fi
 
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
 case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
-  ubuntu)
-    export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+  debian|ubuntu)
     apt-get install --force-yes -qq -y nginx
     ;;
 
diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 1bcf7459c40..72084afbf75 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 set -eo pipefail
 shopt -s nullglob
 
-export DOKKU_DISTRO=${DOKKU_DISTRO:="ubuntu"}
+case "$(lsb_release -si)" in
+  Debian)
+    export DOKKU_DISTRO=${DOKKU_DISTRO:="debian"}
+    ;;
+  *)
+    export DOKKU_DISTRO=${DOKKU_DISTRO:="ubuntu"}
+    ;;
+esac
+
 export DOKKU_IMAGE=${DOKKU_IMAGE:="gliderlabs/herokuish"}
 export DOKKU_ROOT=${DOKKU_ROOT:=~dokku}
 export DOKKU_LIB_ROOT=${DOKKU_LIB_PATH:="/var/lib/dokku"}
diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
index 4c5efa8f12b..818c27eb01a 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ end script
 EOF
     ;;
 
-  opensuse)
+  debian|opensuse)
     cat<<EOF > /etc/systemd/system/dokku-redeploy.service
 [Unit]
 Description=Dokku app redeploy service
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ EOF
     ;;
 esac
 
-
+mkdir -p /etc/update-motd.d
 cat<<EOF > /etc/update-motd.d/99-dokku
 #!/bin/sh
 
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/install b/plugins/20_events/install
index deed941d4d1..c0be526c387 100755
--- a/plugins/20_events/install
+++ b/plugins/20_events/install
@@ -10,12 +10,26 @@ flag_rsyslog_needs_restart=n
 # This can be done unconditionally as mkdir -p
 # exits gracefully if the path already exists
 mkdir -m 775 -p "$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR"
-chown syslog:dokku "$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR"
+case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+  debian)
+    chgrp dokku "$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    chown syslog:dokku "$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR"
+    ;;
+esac
 
 if [[ ! -f  "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE" ]]; then
   touch "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE"
-  # chown syslog:root might not work on SUSE
-  chown syslog:dokku "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE"
+  case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+    debian)
+      chgrp dokku "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      # chown syslog:root might not work on SUSE
+      chown syslog:dokku "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE"
+      ;;
+  esac
   chmod 664 "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE"
 fi
 
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies
index eaac6488754..2ce7e4e7f0c 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
 case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+  debian)
+    export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+    apt-get install -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" --force-yes -qq -y nginx dnsutils
+    ;;
+
   ubuntu)
     export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
     [[ -z "$CIRCLECI" ]] && apt-get install -qq -y software-properties-common python-software-properties
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions
index 8b4cb36a205..49270ae9e55 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ validate_nginx() {
 
 restart_nginx() {
   case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+    debian)
+      sudo /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d nginx reload > /dev/null
+      ;;
+
     ubuntu)
       sudo /etc/init.d/nginx reload > /dev/null
       ;;
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
index d4e751099f7..b7e508a4897 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
 case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+  debian)
+    echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d nginx reload, /usr/sbin/nginx -t" > /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx
+    ;;
+
   ubuntu)
     echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/etc/init.d/nginx reload, /usr/sbin/nginx -t" > /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx
     ;;
@@ -41,6 +45,10 @@ chmod g+r /var/log/nginx
 [[ -f /etc/logrotate.d/nginx ]] && sed -i -e 's/invoke-rc.d/service/g' /etc/logrotate.d/nginx
 
 case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+  debian)
+    /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d nginx start
+    ;;
+
   ubuntu)
     /etc/init.d/nginx start
     ;;
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-delete b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-delete
index ab05787940d..c4e7b2b9e04 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-delete
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-delete
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
 case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+  debian)
+    sudo /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d nginx reload > /dev/null
+    ;;
+
   ubuntu)
     sudo /etc/init.d/nginx reload > /dev/null
     ;;