diff --git a/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/Readme.md b/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/Readme.md
index 5bff96e..bebaa45 100644
--- a/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/Readme.md
+++ b/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/Readme.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 |File name | Description|
 | --- | --- |
-| `mkcert` | mkcert command line utility to be downloaded [here](https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert/releases). Pick the latest binary for amd64 and rename it to `mkcert`  |
 | `nc-fulltext-live-indexer.service` | OPTIONAL - systemd unit file for the Fulltext live indexer |
 | `nc-redirect.conf` | Apache Web Server http-to-https redirect configuration file |
 | `nextcloud.conf` | Apache Web Server main configuration file |
diff --git a/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/Vagrantfile b/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/Vagrantfile
index 85ae5d4..8091bec 100644
--- a/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/Vagrantfile
+++ b/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/Vagrantfile
@@ -4,22 +4,19 @@
 
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
 
-  config.vm.box = "hibox/focal64"
+  config.vm.box = "isc/lxc-ubuntu-22.04"
 
   config.vm.box_check_update = false
-  
-  ## This is the latest box version as of 19/01/2022
-  ## Box versions are available here: https://app.vagrantup.com/hibox/boxes/focal64
-  config.vm.box_version = "1.0.1639726498"
 
   config.vm.provider 'lxd' do |lxd|
     lxd.api_endpoint = 'https://127.0.0.1:8443'
     lxd.timeout = 10
     lxd.name = 'your-container-name'
+    lxd.project = 'default'
+    lxd.profiles = ['default']
     # lxd.nesting = nil
     # lxd.privileged = nil
     # lxd.ephemeral = false
-    # lxd.profiles = ['default']
     # lxd.environment = {}
     # lxd.config = {}
   end
diff --git a/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/provision.sh b/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/provision.sh
index 91699cf..525ec80 100644
--- a/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/provision.sh
+++ b/templates/template01-nextcloud-standalone/provision.sh
@@ -11,16 +11,22 @@
 # Fully Qualified Name: ex. "nc.localenv.com"
 MACHINE_HOSTNAME=
 
-# Nextcloud Installer name (format tar.bz2): ex. "nextcloud-21.0.7.tar.bz2"
+# Nextcloud Installer name (format tar.bz2): ex. "nextcloud-X.Y.Z.tar.bz2"
+# If using a version older that 24, change also the parameter PHP_VERSION
 NEXTCLOUD_INSTALLER_ARCHIVE=
 
 #### The user must fill these variables - END
 
+## NC<24 => PHP=7.4
+## NC>=24 => PHP=8.1 OR PHP=7.4
+## https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-php-7-4-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/
+PHP_VERSION=8.1
+
 NEXTCLOUD_USER=usrv
 
 NETWORK_INTERFACE=eth0
 
-PHP_INI=/etc/php/7.4/apache2/php.ini
+PHP_INI=/etc/php/${PHP_VERSION}/apache2/php.ini
 
 hostnamectl set-hostname ${MACHINE_HOSTNAME}
 
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@
 ## Check the MD5 of the Nextcloud Installer 
 
 
-##(cd to the folder to avoid a 'File Not Found' error
+## cd to the folder to avoid a 'File Not Found' error
 cd /vagrant/artifacts
 
 md5sum -c ${NEXTCLOUD_INSTALLER_ARCHIVE}.md5 < ${NEXTCLOUD_INSTALLER_ARCHIVE}
@@ -70,29 +76,48 @@
 fi
 
 ## Install the needed packages from apt repositories
+
+
+if [ "${PHP_VERSION}" == "7.4" ]; then
+
+	apt update
+
+	apt install -y software-properties-common apt-transport-https
+
+	add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y
+
+fi
+
 apt update
 
-apt install -y apache2 mariadb-server libapache2-mod-php7.4 imagemagick
-
-apt install -y php7.4-gd php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-intl
-
-apt install -y php7.4-gmp php7.4-bcmath php-imagick php7.4-xml php7.4-zip
-
-apt install -y redis php-redis
+apt install -y 	apache2					\
+		mariadb-server				\
+		libapache2-mod-php${PHP_VERSION} 	\
+		imagemagick				\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-gd 			\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-mysql			\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-curl 			\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-mbstring 		\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-intl			\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-gmp			\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-bcmath		\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-imagick		\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-xml			\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-zip			\
+		redis					\
+		php${PHP_VERSION}-redis			\
+		mkcert
 
 ## For troubleshooting, it is typically useful to be able to access the db server from a graphical UI
 sed -i "s|bind-address|#bind-address|g" /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
 
 systemctl restart mysql
 
-## Install the mkcert rootCA (see https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert#installing-the-ca-on-other-systems) 
-chmod u+x /vagrant/artifacts/mkcert
-
 export CAROOT=/vagrant/artifacts/
 
-/vagrant/artifacts/mkcert -install
+mkcert -install
 
-/vagrant/artifacts/mkcert  --cert-file /etc/ssl/certs/${MACHINE_HOSTNAME}.pem --key-file /etc/ssl/private/${MACHINE_HOSTNAME}-key.pem "${MACHINE_HOSTNAME}"
+mkcert  --cert-file /etc/ssl/certs/${MACHINE_HOSTNAME}.pem --key-file /etc/ssl/private/${MACHINE_HOSTNAME}-key.pem "${MACHINE_HOSTNAME}"
 
 ## Create the database and the user for the Nextcloud backend database