added .idea/ to gitignore
vagrant & check init
removed .idea IDE files from git
Merge branch 'gitignore'
added ruby, vim, mysql, apt, nodejs, etc cookbooks to Cheffile
setup initial vagrantfile

https://gorails.com/guides/using-vagrant-for-rails-development
removed vagrant and cheffile to start over
Setup vagrant box for rails development
ran bundle install to get app to work with new vagrant setup

After getting the vagrant box setup, rails server would not run because it needed certain gems such as rubyracer, and others. The solution was to run bundle install under the new vm