diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e5d17bc92..826f935af 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ before_script:
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
   after_script:
-    - chronic ./tests/scripts/testcases_cleanup.sh
+    - ./tests/scripts/testcases_cleanup.sh
 
 # For failfast, at least 1 job must be defined in .gitlab-ci.yml
 # Premoderated with manual actions
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
index 3961be11a..2fa94acd6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,40 @@
 ---
-
 .molecule:
-  tags: [c3.small.x86]
+  tags: [ffci-vm-med]
   only: [/^pr-.*$/]
   except: ['triggers']
-  image: $PIPELINE_IMAGE
+  image: quay.io/kubespray/vm-kubespray-ci:v6
   services: []
   stage: deploy-part1
+  variables:
+    VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER: "libvirt"
   before_script:
-    - tests/scripts/rebase.sh
-    - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
+  - groups
+  - python3 -m venv citest
+  - source citest/bin/activate
+  - vagrant plugin expunge --reinstall --force --no-tty
+  - vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt
+  - pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir pip -U
+  - pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir -r $CI_PROJECT_DIR/requirements.txt
+  - pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir -r $CI_PROJECT_DIR/tests/requirements.txt
+  - ./tests/scripts/rebase.sh
+  - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
   script:
-    - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh
+  - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh
   after_script:
-    - chronic ./tests/scripts/molecule_logs.sh
+  - ./tests/scripts/molecule_logs.sh
   artifacts:
     when: always
     paths:
-      - molecule_logs/
+    - molecule_logs/
 
 # CI template for periodic CI jobs
 # Enabled when PERIODIC_CI_ENABLED var is set
+
 .molecule_periodic:
   only:
     variables:
-      - $PERIODIC_CI_ENABLED
+    - $PERIODIC_CI_ENABLED
   allow_failure: true
   extends: .molecule
 
@@ -34,26 +44,26 @@ molecule_full:
 molecule_no_container_engines:
   extends: .molecule
   script:
-    - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -e container-engine
+  - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -e container-engine
   when: on_success
 
 molecule_docker:
   extends: .molecule
   script:
-    - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/cri-dockerd
+  - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/cri-dockerd
   when: on_success
 
 molecule_containerd:
   extends: .molecule
   script:
-    - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/containerd
+  - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/containerd
   when: on_success
 
 molecule_cri-o:
   extends: .molecule
   stage: deploy-part2
   script:
-    - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/cri-o
+  - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/cri-o
   allow_failure: true
   when: on_success
 
@@ -63,7 +73,7 @@ molecule_kata:
   stage: deploy-part3
   allow_failure: true
   script:
-    - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/kata-containers
+  - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/kata-containers
   when: on_success
 
 molecule_gvisor:
@@ -71,7 +81,7 @@ molecule_gvisor:
   stage: deploy-part3
   allow_failure: true
   script:
-    - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/gvisor
+  - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/gvisor
   when: on_success
 
 molecule_youki:
@@ -79,5 +89,5 @@ molecule_youki:
   stage: deploy-part3
   allow_failure: true
   script:
-    - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/youki
+  - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/youki
   when: on_success
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/terraform.yml b/.gitlab-ci/terraform.yml
index 097ae0f0a..5e7fa6cda 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/terraform.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/terraform.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     - tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
   after_script:
     # Cleanup regardless of exit code
-    - chronic ./tests/scripts/testcases_cleanup.sh
+    - ./tests/scripts/testcases_cleanup.sh
 
 tf-validate-openstack:
   extends: .terraform_validate
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml b/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
index c0250681b..8fd03fd7b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-
 .vagrant:
   extends: .testcases
   variables:
@@ -7,18 +6,25 @@
     SSH_USER: "vagrant"
     VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER: "libvirt"
     KUBESPRAY_VAGRANT_CONFIG: tests/files/${CI_JOB_NAME}.rb
-  tags: [c3.small.x86]
-  only: [/^pr-.*$/]
-  except: ['triggers']
-  image: $PIPELINE_IMAGE
+    DOCKER_NAME: vagrant
+    VAGRANT_ANSIBLE_TAGS: facts
+  tags: [ffci-vm-large]
+  # only: [/^pr-.*$/]
+  # except: ['triggers']
+  image: quay.io/kubespray/vm-kubespray-ci:v6
   services: []
   before_script:
+    - echo $USER
+    - python3 -m venv citest
+    - source citest/bin/activate
+    - vagrant plugin expunge --reinstall --force --no-tty
+    - vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt
+    - pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir pip -U
+    - pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir -r $CI_PROJECT_DIR/requirements.txt
+    - pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir -r $CI_PROJECT_DIR/tests/requirements.txt
     - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
-  after_script:
-    - chronic ./tests/scripts/testcases_cleanup.sh
-  allow_failure: true
 
 vagrant_ubuntu20-calico-dual-stack:
   stage: deploy-part2
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 498737668..da2e0dee7 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
         "kubectl_localhost": "True",
         "local_path_provisioner_enabled": "#{$local_path_provisioner_enabled}",
         "local_path_provisioner_claim_root": "#{$local_path_provisioner_claim_root}",
-        "ansible_ssh_user": SUPPORTED_OS[$os][:user]
+        "ansible_ssh_user": SUPPORTED_OS[$os][:user],
+        "ansible_ssh_private_key_file": File.join(Dir.home, ".vagrant.d", "insecure_private_key"),
+        "unsafe_show_logs": "True"
       }
 
       # Only execute the Ansible provisioner once, when all the machines are up and ready.
diff --git a/pipeline.Dockerfile b/pipeline.Dockerfile
index a43761b9f..ccd83637c 100644
--- a/pipeline.Dockerfile
+++ b/pipeline.Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:jammy-20230308
 # Pip needs this as well at the moment to install ansible
 # (and potentially other packages)
 # See: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/10219
-ENV VAGRANT_VERSION=2.3.7 \
+ENV VAGRANT_VERSION=2.4.1 \
     VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER=libvirt \
     VAGRANT_ANSIBLE_TAGS=facts \
     LANG=C.UTF-8 \
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ RUN apt update -q \
          unzip \
          libvirt-clients \
          qemu-utils \
+         qemu-kvm \
+         dnsmasq \
     && curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | apt-key add - \
     && add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" \
     && apt update -q \
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=bind,target=./requirements.txt,src=./requirements.txt \
     update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1 \
     && pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir pip -U \
     && pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir -r tests/requirements.txt \
+    && pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt \
     && KUBE_VERSION=$(sed -n 's/^kube_version: //p' roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml) \
     && curl -L https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBE_VERSION/bin/linux/$(dpkg --print-architecture)/kubectl -o /usr/local/bin/kubectl \
     && echo $(curl -L https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBE_VERSION/bin/linux/$(dpkg --print-architecture)/kubectl.sha256) /usr/local/bin/kubectl | sha256sum --check \
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index c9f561eee..0b1eead01 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ cleanup-packet:
 
 create-vagrant:
 	vagrant up
-	find / -name vagrant_ansible_inventory
-	cp  /builds/kargo-ci/kubernetes-sigs-kubespray/inventory/sample/vagrant_ansible_inventory $(INVENTORY)
+	cp  $(CI_PROJECT_DIR)/inventory/sample/vagrant_ansible_inventory $(INVENTORY)
 
 delete-vagrant:
 	vagrant destroy -f
diff --git a/tests/files/vagrant_ubuntu20-flannel.rb b/tests/files/vagrant_ubuntu20-flannel.rb
index 55daa19e3..d8bf563a3 100644
--- a/tests/files/vagrant_ubuntu20-flannel.rb
+++ b/tests/files/vagrant_ubuntu20-flannel.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ $os = "ubuntu2004"
 
 # For CI we are not worries about data persistence across reboot
 $libvirt_volume_cache = "unsafe"
-
 # Checking for box update can trigger API rate limiting
 # https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/vagrant-cloud/request-limits.html
 $box_check_update = false
diff --git a/tests/files/vagrant_ubuntu20-flannel.yml b/tests/files/vagrant_ubuntu20-flannel.yml
index 6f8916feb..43ec54c6a 100644
--- a/tests/files/vagrant_ubuntu20-flannel.yml
+++ b/tests/files/vagrant_ubuntu20-flannel.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 # Kubespray settings
 kube_network_plugin: flannel
+ansible_ssh_private_key: .vagrant.d/insecure_private_key
diff --git a/tests/scripts/vagrant-install.sh b/tests/scripts/vagrant-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a2d1f0a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/vagrant-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# install_vagrant() {
+#  sudo apt install vagrant-libvirt vagrant -y
+#  sudo vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt
+# }
+
+# prep(){
+# 	sudo apt-get update -y
+# 	sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl libvirt-daemon-system\
+# 		libvirt-clients qemu-utils qemu-kvm htop atop -y
+
+# 	sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
+# }
+# install_docker() {
+# 	VERSION_STRING=5:26.1.0-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble
+# 	sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
+# 	sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
+
+# 	# Add the repository to Apt sources:
+# 	echo \
+# 		"deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
+# 		$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
+# 			sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
+# 	sudo apt-get update -y
+
+# 	sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin -y
+# }
+# install_docker_auto () {
+# 	 curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
+# 	 sudo sh ./get-docker.sh --dry-run
+# }
+
+
+
+VAGRANT_VERSION=2.4.1
+VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER=libvirt
+VAGRANT_ANSIBLE_TAGS=facts
+LANG=C.UTF-8
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+KUBE_VERSION=1.29.5
+pipeline_install() {
+    cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list."$(date +"%F")"
+    sed -i -e '/^# deb-src.*universe$/s/# //g' /etc/apt/sources.list
+    sed -i 's/^Types: deb$/Types: deb deb-src/' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources
+
+    apt update
+    # libssl-dev \
+        # python3-dev \
+        #         # jq \
+        # moreutils \
+        # libvirt-dev \
+        #         # rsync \
+        # git \
+        #                 # htop \
+        # gpg \
+        # atop
+
+        # gnupg2 \
+# software-properties-common
+#
+    apt install --no-install-recommends -y \
+        git \
+        make \
+        python3-pip \
+        sshpass \
+        apt-transport-https \
+        openssh-client \
+        ca-certificates \
+        curl \
+        libfuse2 \
+        unzip \
+        qemu-utils \
+        libvirt-daemon-system \
+        libvirt-clients \
+        qemu-kvm \
+        ebtables libguestfs-tools \
+        ruby-fog-libvirt \
+        libvirt-dev \
+        gcc \
+        build-essential \
+        ruby-libvirt \
+        libxslt-dev libxml2-dev zlib1g-dev \
+        python3-venv python3-full \
+        dnsmasq
+
+    apt-get build-dep -y ruby-libvirt ruby-dev
+    ### VAGRANT ###
+    # apt-get install -y unzip
+    curl -LO https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/${VAGRANT_VERSION}/vagrant_${VAGRANT_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip
+    unzip vagrant_${VAGRANT_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip
+    mv vagrant /usr/local/bin/vagrant
+    chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/vagrant
+    # ls -la /usr/local/bin/vagrant
+    /usr/local/bin/vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt
+    usermod -aG kvm kubespray
+    usermod -aG libvirt kubespray
+
+    ### DOCKER ###
+    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | apt-key add -
+    add-apt-repository -y "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
+    apt update
+    apt install --no-install-recommends -y docker-ce
+    apt autoremove -y --purge && apt clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/log/*
+
+    ### KUBECTL ###
+    curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+    mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+    chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+    systemctl restart libvirtd
+    # Install Vagrant
+     # apt update -y
+    # echo apt-get install -y unzip libfuse2 vagrant vagrant-libvirt
+    # apt --fix-broken install -y
+    # dpkg --configure -a -y
+
+
+}
+# wrapped up in a function so that we have some protection against only getting
+# half the file during "curl | sh"
+pipeline_install