diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 4df9634a..ec931d7a 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -40,53 +40,90 @@ $ mvn deploy -P central -DaltReleaseDeploymentRepository=sonatype-nexus-staging:
(the "central" profile is available for all projects in Spring Cloud and it sets up the gpg jar signing, and the repository has to be specified separately for this project because it is a parent of the starter parent which users in turn have as their own parent).
+== Checkstyle
+
+Spring Cloud Build comes with a set of checkstyle rules. You can find them in the `spring-cloud-build-tools` module. The most notable files under the module are:
+
+.spring-cloud-build-tools/
+----
+└── src
+ ├── checkstyle
+ │ └── checkstyle-suppressions.xml <3>
+ └── main
+ └── resources
+ ├── checkstyle-header.txt <2>
+ ├── checkstyle.xml <1>
+ └── intellij
+ ├── Intellij_Project_Defaults.xml <4>
+ └── Intellij_Spring_Boot_Java_Conventions.xml <5>
+----
+<1> Default Checkstyle rules
+<2> File header setup
+<3> Default suppression rules
+<4> Project defaults for Intellij that apply most of Checkstyle rules
+<5> Project style conventions for Intellij that apply most of Checkstyle rules
+
+=== Checkstyle configuration
+
+Checkstyle rules are *disabled by deafult*. To add checkstyle to your project just define the following properties and plugins.
+
+.pom.xml
+----
+
+true <1>
+ true
+ <2>
+ true
+ <3>
+
+
+
+
+ <4>
+ org.apache.maven.plugins
+ maven-checkstyle-plugin
+
+ <5>
+ io.spring.javaformat
+ spring-javaformat-maven-plugin
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ <4>
+ org.apache.maven.plugins
+ maven-checkstyle-plugin
+
+
+
+
+----
+<1> Fails the build upon Checkstyle errors
+<2> Fails the build upon Checkstyle violations
+<3> Checkstyle analyzes also the test sources
+<4> Add checkstyle plugin to your build and reporting phases
+<5> Add the Spring Java Format plugin that will reformat your code to pass most of the Checkstyle formatting rules
+
+If you need to suppress some rules (e.g. line length needs to be longer), then it's enough for you to define a file under `${project.root}/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml` with your suppressions. Example:
+
+.projectRoot/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppresions.xml
+----
+
+
+
+
+
+
+----
+
+
== Contributing
-Spring Cloud is released under the non-restrictive Apache 2.0 license,
-and follows a very standard Github development process, using Github
-tracker for issues and merging pull requests into master. If you want
-to contribute even something trivial please do not hesitate, but
-follow the guidelines below.
-
-=== Sign the Contributor License Agreement
-Before we accept a non-trivial patch or pull request we will need you to sign the
-https://cla.pivotal.io/sign/spring[Contributor License Agreement].
-Signing the contributor's agreement does not grant anyone commit rights to the main
-repository, but it does mean that we can accept your contributions, and you will get an
-author credit if we do. Active contributors might be asked to join the core team, and
-given the ability to merge pull requests.
-
-=== Code of Conduct
-This project adheres to the Contributor Covenant https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-build/blob/master/docs/src/main/asciidoc/code-of-conduct.adoc[code of
-conduct]. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code. Please report
-unacceptable behavior to spring-code-of-conduct@pivotal.io.
-
-=== Code Conventions and Housekeeping
-None of these is essential for a pull request, but they will all help. They can also be
-added after the original pull request but before a merge.
-
-* Use the Spring Framework code format conventions. If you use Eclipse
- you can import formatter settings using the
- `eclipse-code-formatter.xml` file from the
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-build/master/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/eclipse-code-formatter.xml[Spring
- Cloud Build] project. If using IntelliJ, you can use the
- http://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6546[Eclipse Code Formatter
- Plugin] to import the same file.
-* Make sure all new `.java` files to have a simple Javadoc class comment with at least an
- `@author` tag identifying you, and preferably at least a paragraph on what the class is
- for.
-* Add the ASF license header comment to all new `.java` files (copy from existing files
- in the project)
-* Add yourself as an `@author` to the .java files that you modify substantially (more
- than cosmetic changes).
-* Add some Javadocs and, if you change the namespace, some XSD doc elements.
-* A few unit tests would help a lot as well -- someone has to do it.
-* If no-one else is using your branch, please rebase it against the current master (or
- other target branch in the main project).
-* When writing a commit message please follow http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html[these conventions],
- if you are fixing an existing issue please add `Fixes gh-XXXX` at the end of the commit
- message (where XXXX is the issue number).
-
+Unresolved directive in README.adoc - include::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-build/master/docs/src/main/asciidoc/contributing.adoc[]
== Reusing the documentation
Spring Cloud Build publishes its `spring-cloud-build-docs` module that contains
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
index e2996360..169b4bcc 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
@@ -38,6 +38,87 @@ $ mvn deploy -P central -DaltReleaseDeploymentRepository=sonatype-nexus-staging:
(the "central" profile is available for all projects in Spring Cloud and it sets up the gpg jar signing, and the repository has to be specified separately for this project because it is a parent of the starter parent which users in turn have as their own parent).
+== Checkstyle
+
+Spring Cloud Build comes with a set of checkstyle rules. You can find them in the `spring-cloud-build-tools` module. The most notable files under the module are:
+
+.spring-cloud-build-tools/
+----
+└── src
+ ├── checkstyle
+ │ └── checkstyle-suppressions.xml <3>
+ └── main
+ └── resources
+ ├── checkstyle-header.txt <2>
+ ├── checkstyle.xml <1>
+ └── intellij
+ ├── Intellij_Project_Defaults.xml <4>
+ └── Intellij_Spring_Boot_Java_Conventions.xml <5>
+----
+<1> Default Checkstyle rules
+<2> File header setup
+<3> Default suppression rules
+<4> Project defaults for Intellij that apply most of Checkstyle rules
+<5> Project style conventions for Intellij that apply most of Checkstyle rules
+
+=== Checkstyle configuration
+
+Checkstyle rules are *disabled by deafult*. To add checkstyle to your project just define the following properties and plugins.
+
+.pom.xml
+----
+
+true <1>
+ true
+ <2>
+ true
+ <3>
+
+
+
+
+ <4>
+ org.apache.maven.plugins
+ maven-checkstyle-plugin
+
+ <5>
+ io.spring.javaformat
+ spring-javaformat-maven-plugin
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ <4>
+ org.apache.maven.plugins
+ maven-checkstyle-plugin
+
+
+
+
+----
+<1> Fails the build upon Checkstyle errors
+<2> Fails the build upon Checkstyle violations
+<3> Checkstyle analyzes also the test sources
+<4> Add checkstyle plugin to your build and reporting phases
+<5> Add the Spring Java Format plugin that will reformat your code to pass most of the Checkstyle formatting rules
+
+If you need to suppress some rules (e.g. line length needs to be longer), then it's enough for you to define a file under `${project.root}/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml` with your suppressions. Example:
+
+.projectRoot/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppresions.xml
+----
+
+
+
+
+
+
+----
+
+
== Contributing
include::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-build/master/docs/src/main/asciidoc/contributing.adoc[]