If you don't want to (can't) use vagrant but want to use the puppet scripts to install opal server and the test data. 

Installing Ubuntu:

• Create new blank Ubuntu VM in VBox with 2GB ram and 20GB dynamic hard drive.
• Right click VM settings > storage > IDE controller > empty - select 14.04.iso from drop down menu.
  
• Top menu file> preferences >  network > host only networks > click plus button.
  • Set the IP address to 192.168.56.1      <- Note this is '1' not '100'.
  • Turn DCHP off.
  • Note the name of this new host only network you have created. It will be something like vboxnet1.
• Right click VM > settings > network > adapter 2 set to host-only and select the name above.
• Now start the VM, it will walk you through the installation process.
• During installation, ensure you check the box to install OpenSSH. Otherwise, the defaults are all fine.

Configuring Ubuntu:

• Start VM
• Set up with username: user
• password: password
• Edit the network interfaces file so it uses the 2nd network card (sudo nano /etc/networks/interfaces)
  • Add: 
    

    # VM host-only network adapter

    auto eth1 

    iface eth1 inet static 
    

    address 192.168.56.100

     netmask 255.255.255.0

  • Note how it is 192.168.56.100. 

• Reboot
• Check you can SSH in from the host (ssh user@192.168.56.100)
• Do an update
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get upgrade
• Poweroff and take snapshot. This is your vanilla ubuntu VM.
• restart VM

Installing opal:

• Follow the instructions at: https://github.com/datashield/datashield-infrastructure#use-puppet-to-provision-your-own-vm-or-physical-server
• Follow them to the letter, they do work!

Export the file as an OVA file if you want to give it to someone else