diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
index ad393be82..55a636d2b 100644
--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -18,23 +18,26 @@ and requires about 4.5 GB of disk space.
 2.  To download, setup, run, and configure a VM for FreedomBox development using
     Vagrant, simply execute in your FreedomBox Service (Plinth) development
     folder:
-
     ```
     $ vagrant up
     ```
 
-3.  To access FreedomBox web interface (from host), visit
-    https://localhost:4430/plinth/
-
-4.  Edit the source code in your host machine's FreedomBox Service (Plinth)
-    development folder. By default, this folder is shared within the VM, at
-    `/vagrant/`. To actually reflect the changes in the running VM, run on your
-    host:
-
+3. SSH into the running vagrant box with the following command:
     ```
-    $ vagrant provision
+    $ vagrant ssh
     ```
 
+4. Run the development version of Plinth from your source directory in the
+   virtual machine using the following command. This command continuously
+   deploys your code changes into the virtual machine providing a quick feedback
+   cycle during development.
+    ```
+    $ sudo /vagrant/run --develop
+    ```
+
+Note: This virtual machine has automatic upgrades disabled by default.
+
+
 ## Installing Dependencies
 
 Apart from dependencies listing in INSTALL.md file, there may be additional
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 1260a1e31..0644b2282 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -25,12 +25,19 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
     apt update
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y $(plinth --list-dependencies)
     systemctl daemon-reload
-    systemctl restart plinth
   SHELL
-  config.vm.post_up_message = "FreedomBox machine is ready for development.
-You can access it on https://localhost:4430/plinth/ (with an invalid
-SSL certificate). You can modify source code on the host machine and
-then test it by running:
-$ vagrant provision
+  config.vm.provision "shell", run: 'always', inline: <<-SHELL
+    # Do not run system plinth
+    systemctl stop plinth
+    systemctl disable plinth
+    # Disable automatic upgrades
+    /vagrant/actions/upgrades disable-auto
+  SHELL
+  config.vm.post_up_message = "FreedomBox virtual machine is ready
+for development. You can run the development version of Plinth using
+the following command.
+$ sudo /vagrant/run --develop
+Plinth will be available at https://localhost:4430/plinth (with
+an invalid SSL certificate).
 "
 end