diff --git a/.envrc.example b/.envrc.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf94fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc.example
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export VAGRANT_BRIDGE='Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (16) I219-V'
+
+# Network configuration for Vagrant/Ansible
+
+export WORKSTATION_IP="192.168.56.10"
+export VM1_IP="192.168.56.80"
+export VM2_IP="192.168.56.81"
+export VM3_IP="192.168.56.82"
+export VAGRANT_NETWORK_PREFIX="192.168.56"
diff --git a/scripts/configure_vagrant_k3s.sh b/scripts/configure_vagrant_k3s.sh
index 0442834..b204185 100755
--- a/scripts/configure_vagrant_k3s.sh
+++ b/scripts/configure_vagrant_k3s.sh
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ for vm in $running_vms; do
     vm_ips=$(vagrant ssh "$vm" -c "ip -j addr" | jq -r '.[] | 
         select(.addr_info != null) | 
         .addr_info[] | 
-        select(.family == "inet" and (.local | startswith("192.168.56.8"))) | 
+        select(.family == "inet" and (.local | startswith("'${VAGRANT_NETWORK_PREFIX:-192.168.56}'."))) | 
         .local')
 
+
     # Save the VM's IP to the array if it matches our pattern
     if [ ! -z "$vm_ips" ]; then
         network_info+=("$vm:$vm_ips")
@@ -108,7 +109,6 @@ ips=()
 for info in "${network_info[@]}"; do
     echo "----------------------------------------"
     echo -e "$info"
-    # vm2:192.168.56.81
     ip_addr=$(echo "$info" | cut -d':' -f2)
     ips+=("$ip_addr")
     echo "----------------------------------------"
diff --git a/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/Vagrantfile b/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/Vagrantfile
index ed5428c..98fc79d 100644
--- a/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/Vagrantfile
+++ b/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/Vagrantfile
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 # backwards compatibility). Please don't change it unless you know what
 # you're doing.
 
+# Load default values if environment variables are not set
+vm1_ip = ENV['VM1_IP'] || "192.168.56.80"
+vm2_ip = ENV['VM2_IP'] || "192.168.56.81"
+vm3_ip = ENV['VM3_IP'] || "192.168.56.82"
+workstation_ip = ENV['WORKSTATION_IP'] || "192.168.56.10"
+
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
   if defined?(VagrantVbguest)
     config.vbguest.auto_update = false
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     vm1.vm.hostname = "vm1"
 
     # Fixed private network IP
-    vm1.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.56.80"
+    vm1.vm.network "private_network", ip: vm1_ip
 
     # Public network for external access
     if ENV['VAGRANT_BRIDGE']
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     vm2.vm.hostname = "vm2"
 
     # Fixed private network IP
-    vm2.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.56.81"
+    vm2.vm.network "private_network", ip: vm2_ip
 
     # Public network for external access
     if ENV['VAGRANT_BRIDGE']
@@ -72,9 +78,9 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     vm3.vm.hostname = "vm3"
 
     # Fixed private network IP
-    vm3.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.56.82"
+    vm3.vm.network "private_network", ip: vm3_ip
 
-    # Public network for external access
+        # Public network for external access
     if ENV['VAGRANT_BRIDGE']
       vm3.vm.network "public_network", bridge: ENV['VAGRANT_BRIDGE']
     else
@@ -100,8 +106,8 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     ws.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant"
     
     # Fixed private network IP
-    ws.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.56.10"
-    
+    ws.vm.network "private_network", ip: workstation_ip
+
     ws.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
       vb.memory = "1024"  # Less memory needed for control node
       vb.cpus = 1
diff --git a/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/copy_k8s_config.yaml b/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/copy_k8s_config.yaml
index 93237d9..7f42b08 100644
--- a/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/copy_k8s_config.yaml
+++ b/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/copy_k8s_config.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   connection: local
   become: true
   become_user: root
+  vars_files:
+    - vars.yaml
 
   tasks:
     - name: Ensure .kube directory exists
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@
     - name: Copy kubeconfig using scp directly
       ansible.builtin.command: >
         scp -i ~/.ssh/vm1_key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no
-        vagrant@192.168.56.80:/home/vagrant/.kube/config
+        vagrant@{{ vm1_ip }}:/home/vagrant/.kube/config
         /home/vagrant/.kube/config
       become: false
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@
     - name: copy k3s binary to /usr/local/bin/k3s
       ansible.builtin.command: >
         scp -i ~/.ssh/vm1_key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no
-        vagrant@192.168.56.80:/usr/local/bin/k3s
+        vagrant@{{ vm1_ip }}:/usr/local/bin/k3s
         /usr/local/bin/k3s
       become: true
 
@@ -63,8 +65,8 @@
         group: vagrant
         mode: "0644"
 
-    - name: replace 127.0.0.1:6443 192.168.56.80:6443 in .kube/config
+    - name: replace 127.0.0.1:6443 with {{ vm1_ip }}:6443 in .kube/config
       ansible.builtin.replace:
         path: /home/vagrant/.kube/config
         regexp: "127.0.0.1:6443"
-        replace: "192.168.56.80:6443"
+        replace: "{{ vm1_ip }}:6443"
diff --git a/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/install_k3s_3node.yaml b/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/install_k3s_3node.yaml
index d45d4cb..7902688 100644
--- a/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/install_k3s_3node.yaml
+++ b/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/install_k3s_3node.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,19 @@
   hosts: vm1,vm2,vm3
   become: true
   become_user: root
-  serial: 1  # Ensure tasks are executed one host at a time
+  serial: 1 # Ensure tasks are executed one host at a time
+  vars_files:
+    - vars.yaml
 
   tasks:
+    - name: Debug IP variables
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg:
+          - "vm1_ip: {{ vm1_ip }}"
+          - "vm2_ip: {{ vm2_ip }}"
+          - "vm3_ip: {{ vm3_ip }}"
+          - "Current inventory_hostname: {{ inventory_hostname }}"
+
     - name: Check if k3s is already installed
       ansible.builtin.stat:
         path: /usr/local/bin/k3s
@@ -20,10 +30,10 @@
     - name: Generate and save k3s token if not present (first node)
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         dest: /opt/k3s-token
-        content: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'head -c 16 /dev/urandom | sha256sum | cut -d\" \" -f1') }}"
+        content: '{{ lookup(''pipe'', ''head -c 16 /dev/urandom | sha256sum | cut -d" " -f1'') }}'
         owner: root
         group: root
-        mode: '0600'
+        mode: "0600"
         force: false
       register: generated_k3s_token
       when: inventory_hostname == 'vm1' and not k3s_token_file.stat.exists
@@ -32,21 +42,20 @@
       ansible.builtin.get_url:
         url: https://get.k3s.io
         dest: /tmp/k3s_install.sh
-        mode: '0755'
+        mode: "0755"
       when: not k3s_binary.stat.exists
 
     - name: Ensure .kube directory exists
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: /home/user/.kube
         state: directory
-        mode: '0755'
+        mode: "0755"
       when: inventory_hostname == 'vm1' and not k3s_binary.stat.exists
 
     - name: Install k3s on first node
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
         set -o pipefail
-        # --write-kubeconfig-mode 644
-        K3S_TOKEN=$(cat /opt/k3s-token) /bin/bash /tmp/k3s_install.sh server --cluster-init --disable traefik --disable servicelb --tls-san 192.168.56.80 --node-name vm1 --node-ip 192.168.56.80 
+        K3S_TOKEN=$(cat /opt/k3s-token) /bin/bash /tmp/k3s_install.sh server --cluster-init --disable traefik --disable servicelb --tls-san {{ vm1_ip }} --node-name vm1 --node-ip {{ vm1_ip }}
         if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
           mkdir -p /home/vagrant/.kube && cp /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml /home/vagrant/.kube/config && chown vagrant:vagrant /home/vagrant/.kube/config
         fi
@@ -64,7 +73,7 @@
 
     - name: Wait for k3s API server to be ready on master node
       ansible.builtin.wait_for:
-        host: 192.168.56.80
+        host: "{{ vm1_ip }}"
         port: 6443
         timeout: 60
       delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
@@ -74,15 +83,15 @@
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
         set -o pipefail
         {% if inventory_hostname == 'vm2' %}
-        NODE_IP="192.168.56.81"
+        NODE_IP="{{ vm2_ip }}"
         {% elif inventory_hostname == 'vm3' %}
-        NODE_IP="192.168.56.82"
+        NODE_IP="{{ vm3_ip }}"
         {% else %}
-        NODE_IP="192.168.56.80"
+        NODE_IP="{{ vm1_ip }}"
         {% endif %}
-        K3S_URL=https://192.168.56.80:6443 \
+        K3S_URL=https://{{ vm1_ip }}:6443 \
         K3S_TOKEN={{ k3s_token_content.stdout }} \
-        INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="server --disable traefik --disable servicelb --node-name={{ inventory_hostname }} --node-ip ${NODE_IP}" \
+        INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="server --server https://{{ vm1_ip }}:6443 --disable traefik --disable servicelb --node-name={{ inventory_hostname }} --node-ip ${NODE_IP}" \
         /bin/bash /tmp/k3s_install.sh 2>&1
         exit_code=$?
         if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@
         state: directory
         owner: vagrant
         group: vagrant
-        mode: '0700'
+        mode: "0700"
 
     - name: Copy kubeconfig to vagrant user
       ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -123,25 +132,25 @@
         dest: /home/vagrant/.kube/config
         owner: vagrant
         group: vagrant
-        mode: '0600'
+        mode: "0600"
         remote_src: true
 
     - name: Ensure KUBECONFIG is set in vagrant .bashrc
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /home/vagrant/.bashrc
-        line: 'export KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config'
+        line: "export KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config"
         state: present
         insertafter: EOF
         owner: vagrant
         group: vagrant
-        mode: '0644'
+        mode: "0644"
 
     - name: Ensure kubectl completion is sourced in vagrant .bashrc
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /home/vagrant/.bashrc
-        line: 'source <(kubectl completion bash)'
+        line: "source <(kubectl completion bash)"
         state: present
         insertafter: EOF
         owner: vagrant
         group: vagrant
-        mode: '0644'
\ No newline at end of file
+        mode: "0644"
diff --git a/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/vars.yaml b/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/vars.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bc92dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vagrant/dev/ubuntu/ansible/vars.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# Network configuration - can be overridden by environment variables
+vm1_ip: "{{ lookup('env', 'VM1_IP') | default('192.168.56.80', true) }}"
+vm2_ip: "{{ lookup('env', 'VM2_IP') | default('192.168.56.81', true) }}"
+vm3_ip: "{{ lookup('env', 'VM3_IP') | default('192.168.56.82', true) }}"
+workstation_ip: "{{ lookup('env', 'WORKSTATION_IP') | default('192.168.56.10', true) }}"
+network_prefix: "{{ lookup('env', 'VAGRANT_NETWORK_PREFIX') | default('192.168.56', true) }}"
+
+# K3s configuration
+k3s_cluster_name: "dev-cluster"
+k3s_token_file: "/opt/k3s-token"