diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f5e4f1e4..ae58e64df 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ Hobofile
 .hobo
 .bundle
 *.lock
+cookbooks/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index f4b28f2d6..0a0bf59de 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ source "http://gems.github.com"
 # Gems required for the lib to even run
 gem "virtualbox", ">= 0.4.3"
 gem "net-ssh", ">= 2.0.19"
+gem "net-scp", ">= 1.0.2"
 gem "jashmenn-git-style-binaries", ">= 0.1.10"
+gem "json", ">= 1.2.0"
 
 # Gems required for testing only. To install run
 # gem bundle test
diff --git a/config/default.rb b/config/default.rb
index 40da4f8cc..9a3a3aeb0 100644
--- a/config/default.rb
+++ b/config/default.rb
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ Hobo::Config.run do |config|
 
   config.chef.cookbooks_path = "cookbooks"
   config.chef.provisioning_path = "/tmp/hobo-chef"
+  config.chef.json = {
+    :recipes => ["hobo_main"]
+  }
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/hobo/config.rb b/lib/hobo/config.rb
index 04e6b73ff..f84dad762 100644
--- a/lib/hobo/config.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo/config.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ module Hobo
     class ChefConfig < Base
       attr_accessor :cookbooks_path
       attr_accessor :provisioning_path
+      attr_accessor :json
     end
 
     class Top < Base
diff --git a/lib/hobo/provisioning.rb b/lib/hobo/provisioning.rb
index 15a050a10..8de3048c2 100644
--- a/lib/hobo/provisioning.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo/provisioning.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,28 @@ module Hobo
 
     def initialize(vm)
       @vm = vm
-      @vm.share_folder("hobo-provisioning", File.expand_path(Hobo.config.chef.cookbooks_path, Env.root_path), Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path)
+
+      # Share the cookbook folder. We'll use the provisioning path exclusively for
+      # chef stuff.
+      cookbooks_path = File.join(Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path, "cookbooks")
+      @vm.share_folder("hobo-provisioning", File.expand_path(Hobo.config.chef.cookbooks_path, Env.root_path), cookbooks_path)
     end
 
     def run
+      chown_provisioning_folder
+      setup_json
+    end
 
+    def chown_provisioning_folder
+      logger.info "Setting permissions on deployment folder..."
+      SSH.execute do |ssh|
+        ssh.exec!("sudo chown #{Hobo.config.ssh.username} #{Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path}")
+      end
+    end
+
+    def setup_json
+      logger.info "Generating JSON and uploading..."
+      SSH.upload!(StringIO.new(Hobo.config.chef.json.to_json), File.join(Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path, "dna.json"))
     end
   end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/hobo/ssh.rb b/lib/hobo/ssh.rb
index d252a8262..37151da6d 100644
--- a/lib/hobo/ssh.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo/ssh.rb
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ module Hobo
       end
 
       def upload!(from, to)
-        Net::SCP.upload!(Hobo.config.ssh.host, Hobo.config.ssh.username,
-            from, to,
-            :password => Hobo.config.ssh.password)
+        execute do |ssh|
+          scp = Net::SCP.new(ssh)
+          scp.upload!(from, to)
+        end
       end
 
       def up?
diff --git a/lib/hobo/vm.rb b/lib/hobo/vm.rb
index 7b0a264ef..7b801c22a 100644
--- a/lib/hobo/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo/vm.rb
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ error
           logger.info "-- #{name}: #{guestpath}"
           ssh.exec!("sudo mkdir -p #{guestpath}")
           ssh.exec!("sudo mount -t vboxsf #{name} #{guestpath}")
+          ssh.exec!("sudo chown #{Hobo.config.ssh.username} #{guestpath}")
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/hobo/provisioning_test.rb b/test/hobo/provisioning_test.rb
index 896355e32..a53c8a529 100644
--- a/test/hobo/provisioning_test.rb
+++ b/test/hobo/provisioning_test.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,46 @@
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'test_helper')
 
 class ProvisioningTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    # Stub upload so nothing happens
+    Hobo::SSH.stubs(:upload!)
+
+    vm = mock("vm")
+    vm.stubs(:share_folder)
+    @prov = Hobo::Provisioning.new(vm)
+  end
+
   context "initializing" do
-    should "setup shared folder on VM" do
+    should "setup shared folder on VM for the cookbooks" do
       File.expects(:expand_path).with(Hobo.config.chef.cookbooks_path, Hobo::Env.root_path).returns("foo")
+      cookbooks_path = File.join(Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path, "cookbooks")
       vm = mock("vm")
-      vm.expects(:share_folder).with("hobo-provisioning", "foo", Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path)
+      vm.expects(:share_folder).with("hobo-provisioning", "foo", cookbooks_path)
       Hobo::Provisioning.new(vm)
     end
   end
+
+  context "permissions on provisioning folder" do
+    should "chown the folder to the ssh user" do
+      ssh = mock("ssh")
+      ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo chown #{Hobo.config.ssh.username} #{Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path}")
+      Hobo::SSH.expects(:execute).yields(ssh)
+      @prov.chown_provisioning_folder
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "generating and uploading json" do
+    should "convert the JSON config to JSON" do
+      Hobo.config.chef.json.expects(:to_json).once.returns("foo")
+      @prov.setup_json
+    end
+
+    should "upload a StringIO to dna.json" do
+      Hobo.config.chef.json.expects(:to_json).once.returns("foo")
+      StringIO.expects(:new).with("foo").returns("bar")
+      File.expects(:join).with(Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path, "dna.json").once.returns("baz")
+      Hobo::SSH.expects(:upload!).with("bar", "baz").once
+      @prov.setup_json
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/hobo/ssh_test.rb b/test/hobo/ssh_test.rb
index c73c38714..d6c551327 100644
--- a/test/hobo/ssh_test.rb
+++ b/test/hobo/ssh_test.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ class SshTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 
   context "SCPing files to the remote host" do
-    should "use the SSH information to SCP files" do
-      Net::SCP.expects(:upload!).with(Hobo.config.ssh.host, Hobo.config.ssh.username, "foo", "bar", :password => Hobo.config.ssh.password)
+    should "use Hobo::SSH execute to setup an SCP connection and upload" do
+      scp = mock("scp")
+      ssh = mock("ssh")
+      scp.expects(:upload!).with("foo", "bar").once
+      Net::SCP.expects(:new).with(ssh).returns(scp).once
+      Hobo::SSH.expects(:execute).yields(ssh).once
       Hobo::SSH.upload!("foo", "bar")
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/hobo/vm_test.rb b/test/hobo/vm_test.rb
index bcdb963d7..bccc13ac5 100644
--- a/test/hobo/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/hobo/vm_test.rb
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         @vm.shared_folders.each do |name, hostpath, guestpath|
           ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo mkdir -p #{guestpath}").in_sequence(mount_seq)
           ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo mount -t vboxsf #{name} #{guestpath}").in_sequence(mount_seq)
+          ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo chown #{Hobo.config.ssh.username} #{guestpath}").in_sequence(mount_seq)
         end
         Hobo::SSH.expects(:execute).yields(ssh)
 
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index a2efcd59e..ea344c800 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class Test::Unit::TestCase
 
       config.chef.cookbooks_path = "cookbooks"
       config.chef.provisioning_path = "/tmp/hobo-chef"
+      config.chef.json = {
+        :recipes => ["hobo_main"]
+      }
     end
 
     Hobo::Config.execute!