diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e447e25b7..817b986b7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -127,4 +127,35 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf Plinth.egg-info
 	find plinth/locale -name *.mo -delete
 
-.PHONY: update-translations configure build install check clean
+# Run basic setup for a developer environment (VM or container)
+provision-dev:
+	# Install newer build dependencies if any
+	apt-get update
+	DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get build-dep --yes .
+
+	# Install latest code over .deb
+	$(MAKE) build install
+
+	# Reload newer systemd units, ignore failure
+	-systemctl daemon-reload
+
+	# Stop any ongoing upgrade, ignore failure
+	-killall -9 unattended-upgr
+
+	# Fix any broken packages
+	dpkg --configure -a
+	apt-get -f install
+	apt-get update
+
+	# Install new packages needed by essential apps. Don't uninstall
+	# freedombox in case new dependencies conflict with old dependencies
+	apt-mark hold freedombox
+	DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --no-upgrade --yes \
+	    $$(sudo -u plinth ./run --develop --list-dependencies)
+	apt-mark unhold freedombox
+
+	# Install additional packages
+	DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes ncurses-term \
+	    sshpass bash-completion
+
+.PHONY: update-translations configure build install check clean provision
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index d25f7c7c8..672172aa6 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -23,21 +23,8 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
   SHELL
   config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
     cd /freedombox/
-    apt-get update
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get build-dep --no-install-recommends --yes .
-    make build install
-    systemctl daemon-reload
-    # Stop any ongoing upgrade
-    killall -9 unattended-upgr
-    dpkg --configure -a
-    apt -f install
-    apt-get update
-    # In case new dependencies conflict with old dependencies
-    apt-mark hold freedombox
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --no-upgrade -y $(sudo -u plinth ./run --develop --list-dependencies)
-    apt-mark unhold freedombox
-    # Install ncurses-term
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y ncurses-term
+    make provision-dev
+
     echo 'alias freedombox-develop="cd /freedombox; sudo -u plinth /freedombox/run --develop"' >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc
   SHELL
   config.vm.provision "tests", run: "never", type: "shell", path: "plinth/tests/functional/install.sh"
diff --git a/container b/container
index 26fec6f96..08873e84f 100755
--- a/container
+++ b/container
@@ -159,24 +159,7 @@ set -xe pipefail
 
 cd /freedombox/
 
-sudo apt-get update
-
-if [ $(lsb_release --release --short) != '10' ]; then
-  sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get build-dep \
-  --no-install-recommends --yes .
-fi
-
-sudo make build install
-sudo systemctl daemon-reload
-
-# In case new dependencies conflict with old dependencies
-sudo apt-mark hold freedombox
-sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --no-upgrade --yes \
-  $(sudo -u plinth /freedombox/run --develop --list-dependencies)
-sudo apt-mark unhold freedombox
-# Install additional packages
-sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --yes ncurses-term \
-  sshpass bash-completion
+sudo make provision-dev
 
 echo 'alias freedombox-develop="cd /freedombox; sudo -u plinth /freedombox/run --develop"' \
   >> /home/fbx/.bashrc