diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fc8de195..0717094f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ dist/
 *.py[co]
 .DS_Store
 *.log
+build
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f2ddd1b6..fb1d2082 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ include AUTHORS
 include ChangeLog
 include LICENSE
 include README.rst
+recursive-include doc *
 recursive-include tests *
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73aeb6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# Makefile for Sphinx documentation
+#
+
+# You can set these variables from the command line.
+SPHINXOPTS    =
+SPHINXBUILD   = sphinx-build
+SPHINXSOURCE  = source
+PAPER         =
+BUILDDIR      = build
+
+# Internal variables.
+PAPEROPT_a4     = -D latex_paper_size=a4
+PAPEROPT_letter = -D latex_paper_size=letter
+ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) $(SPHINXSOURCE)
+
+.PHONY: help clean html dirhtml pickle json htmlhelp qthelp latex changes linkcheck doctest
+
+help:
+	@echo "Please use \`make <target>' where <target> is one of"
+	@echo "  html      to make standalone HTML files"
+	@echo "  dirhtml   to make HTML files named index.html in directories"
+	@echo "  pickle    to make pickle files"
+	@echo "  json      to make JSON files"
+	@echo "  htmlhelp  to make HTML files and a HTML help project"
+	@echo "  qthelp    to make HTML files and a qthelp project"
+	@echo "  latex     to make LaTeX files, you can set PAPER=a4 or PAPER=letter"
+	@echo "  changes   to make an overview of all changed/added/deprecated items"
+	@echo "  linkcheck to check all external links for integrity"
+	@echo "  doctest   to run all doctests embedded in the documentation (if enabled)"
+
+clean:
+	-rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
+
+html:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b html $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/html
+	@echo
+	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)/html."
+
+dirhtml:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b dirhtml $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/dirhtml
+	@echo
+	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)/dirhtml."
+
+pickle:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b pickle $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/pickle
+	@echo
+	@echo "Build finished; now you can process the pickle files."
+
+json:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b json $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/json
+	@echo
+	@echo "Build finished; now you can process the JSON files."
+
+htmlhelp:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b htmlhelp $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/htmlhelp
+	@echo
+	@echo "Build finished; now you can run HTML Help Workshop with the" \
+	      ".hhp project file in $(BUILDDIR)/htmlhelp."
+
+qthelp:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b qthelp $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/qthelp
+	@echo
+	@echo "Build finished; now you can run "qcollectiongenerator" with the" \
+	      ".qhcp project file in $(BUILDDIR)/qthelp, like this:"
+	@echo "# qcollectiongenerator $(BUILDDIR)/qthelp/python-novaclient.qhcp"
+	@echo "To view the help file:"
+	@echo "# assistant -collectionFile $(BUILDDIR)/qthelp/python-novaclient.qhc"
+
+latex:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b latex $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/latex
+	@echo
+	@echo "Build finished; the LaTeX files are in $(BUILDDIR)/latex."
+	@echo "Run \`make all-pdf' or \`make all-ps' in that directory to" \
+	      "run these through (pdf)latex."
+
+changes:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b changes $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/changes
+	@echo
+	@echo "The overview file is in $(BUILDDIR)/changes."
+
+linkcheck:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b linkcheck $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/linkcheck
+	@echo
+	@echo "Link check complete; look for any errors in the above output " \
+	      "or in $(BUILDDIR)/linkcheck/output.txt."
+
+doctest:
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b doctest $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/doctest
+	@echo "Testing of doctests in the sources finished, look at the " \
+	      "results in $(BUILDDIR)/doctest/output.txt."
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index b5c7c4b1..86a8c586 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -12,13 +12,20 @@
 # All configuration values have a default; values that are commented out
 # serve to show the default.
 
-import swiftclient
+import sys, os
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('.'))
 
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "..", ".."))
+
+sys.path.insert(0, ROOT)
+
+import swiftclient
+
 # -- General configuration ----------------------------------------------------
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6ff8a658..24dae824 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,3 +5,11 @@ cover-erase = true
 cover-inclusive = true
 verbosity=2
 detailed-errors=1
+
+[build_sphinx]
+source-dir = doc/source
+build-dir = doc/build
+all_files = 1
+
+[upload_sphinx]
+upload-dir = doc/build/html