[vladko]

definitely you can use your local OS to run it. if you have a full LAMMP stack ready, just setup a new vhost (or whatever your typical process is.. .and off you go).

(as a matter of fact, that's how it would be deployed in production).

however vagrant is perfect for local, since you need mongo and mysql and various php extensions, etc. etc. all of that comes pre-packaged w/ vagrant... so if you don't feel like littering your local with a bunch of libs that you or many not use in the future, use vagrant.

up to you completely.