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+#IntelJ Idea
+.idea/
+
+#Build results
+target
+
+#Translation build
+*.mo
+*.pot
diff --git a/manuals/README.rst b/manuals/README.rst
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+README
+======
+To build the output, install Apache Maven (https://maven.apache.org/) and then run::
+
+    mvn clean generate-sources
+
+in the directory containing the pom.xml file.
diff --git a/manuals/pom.xml b/manuals/pom.xml
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+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>com.mirantis.keero</groupId>
+  <artifactId>manuals</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
+  <name>Keero Project Documentation</name>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.agilejava.docbkx</groupId>
+        <artifactId>docbkx-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>generate-pdf</goal>
+              <goal>generate-webhelp</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+	<configuration>
+	  <xincludeSupported>true</xincludeSupported>
+	  <chunkSectionDepth>100</chunkSectionDepth>
+	  <postProcess>
+	    <copy todir="target/docbkx/webhelp/example/content/figures">
+	      <fileset dir="src/docbkx/figures">
+              <include name="**/*.png" />
+	      </fileset>
+	    </copy>
+	  </postProcess>
+	</configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+</project>
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+  <book xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+  xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+  xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" version="5.0" status="DRAFT">
+  <title>Keero Project Documentation</title>
+  <info>
+    <author>
+      <personname>
+        <firstname/>
+        <surname/>
+      </personname>
+      <affiliation>
+        <orgname>Mirantis, Inc.</orgname>
+      </affiliation>
+    </author>
+    <copyright>
+      <year>2013</year>
+      <holder>Mirantis, Inc.</holder>
+    </copyright>
+    <releaseinfo>v0.1</releaseinfo>
+    <productname>Keero™</productname>
+    <pubdate>2013-04-04</pubdate>
+    <legalnotice role="apache2">
+      <annotation>
+        <remark>Copyright details are filled in by the template. Change the value of the role
+          attribute on the legalnotice element to change the license. </remark>
+      </annotation>
+    </legalnotice>
+    <abstract>
+        <para>This document is intended for individuals who wish to configure
+            and use our product or intend to contribute.
+        </para>
+    </abstract>
+    <cover>
+      <para>this is a placeholder for the front cover</para>
+    </cover>
+    <cover>
+      <para>this is a placeholder for the back cover</para>
+    </cover>
+  </info>
+  <chapter>
+    <title>Overview</title>
+    <para>Welcome to Keero Project.
+    </para>
+    <section>
+      <title>Intended Audience</title>
+      <para>This guide is intended to individuals who want to contribute to our
+          project.
+      </para>
+    </section>
+    <section>
+      <title>Document Change History</title>
+      <para>This version of the Maven Getting Started Guide replaces and obsoletes all previous versions. The
+        most recent changes are described in the table below:</para>
+      <informaltable rules="all">
+        <thead>
+          <tr>
+            <td align="center" colspan="1">Revision Date</td>
+            <td align="center" colspan="4">Summary of Changes</td>
+          </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+          <tr>
+            <td colspan="1" align="center">April. 4, 2013</td>
+            <td colspan="4">
+              <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+                <listitem>
+                  <para>Initial document creation.</para>
+                </listitem>
+              </itemizedlist>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
+        </tbody>
+      </informaltable>
+    </section>
+    <section>
+        <title>Additional Resources</title>
+        <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+        <listitem>
+            <para>
+                <link xlink:href="http://www.mirantis.com">
+                Mirantis - Cloud Software
+            </link>
+        </para>
+        </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </section>
+  </chapter>
+  <chapter>
+    <title>Architecture</title>
+    <figure xml:id="keeroarchitecture">
+      <title>Architecture</title>
+      <mediaobject>
+          <imageobject role="fo">
+              <imagedata fileref="figures/architecture_diagram.png" contentwidth="5in" />
+          </imageobject>
+          <imageobject role="html">
+              <imagedata fileref="figures/architecture_diagram.png"/>
+          </imageobject>
+      </mediaobject>
+    </figure>
+    <para>
+        The Keero architecture has the following components:
+        <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+            <listitem>
+                <para>Keero Dashboard - UI for the Keero, extends Horizon</para>
+            </listitem>
+            <listitem>
+                <para>REST API - exposes Keero API via REST. Maintains environment configurations in Database</para>
+            </listitem>
+            <listitem>
+                <para>Keero Python Client - Python client for Keero REST API</para>
+            </listitem>
+            <listitem>
+                <para>Orchestration Engine - builds the environment as configured by the user. Turns environment configurations into a Heat templates for VM provision and Keero Agent commands for service deployment</para>
+            </listitem>
+            <listitem>
+                <para>Keero Agent - built into Windows Server VM images. Executes commands sent by Orchestration Engine</para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+  </chapter>
+</book>