diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5bc1fd0323..5fef801726 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,3 +76,6 @@ tags
 
 # local buildkite run
 /artifacts.out
+
+# documentation builds
+_build
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4bb2cbb9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
+#
+
+# You can set these variables from the command line, and also
+# from the environment for the first two.
+SPHINXOPTS    ?=
+SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
+SOURCEDIR     = .
+BUILDDIR      = _build
+
+# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
+help:
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+.PHONY: help Makefile
+
+# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
+# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
+%: Makefile
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1021c15cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
+#
+# This file only contains a selection of the most common options. For a full
+# list see the documentation:
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
+
+# -- Path setup --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# 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.
+#
+# import os
+# import sys
+# sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
+
+import sphinx_rtd_theme
+
+# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
+
+project = 'SCION'
+copyright = '2020, Anapaya Systems'
+author = 'Anapaya Systems'
+
+
+# -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
+
+# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
+# extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
+# ones.
+extensions = [
+    'recommonmark',
+    'sphinx_rtd_theme',
+]
+
+# Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+
+# List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
+# directories to ignore when looking for source files.
+# This pattern also affects html_static_path and html_extra_path.
+exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store']
+
+master_doc = 'index'
+
+# -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
+
+# The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
+# a list of builtin themes.
+#
+html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+
+# Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
+# relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
+# so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
+html_static_path = ['_static']
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dad6de9bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Welcome to the SCION project documentation!
+===========================================
+
+If you would like to contribute to SCION project, the :ref:`contribution-guide`
+is a good place to start.
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+   :caption: Documentation pages:
+
+   contribute
+   BeaconService
+   BeaconExtensions
+   PathService
+   PathPolicy
+   PathReversal
+   HiddenPaths
+   ColibriService
+   CertificateRenewal
+   ControlPlanePKI
+   DRKeyInfra
+   RevocationAuthentication
+   Environments
+   Metrics
+
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`
+* :ref:`search`
diff --git a/doc/make.bat b/doc/make.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2119f51099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/make.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+@ECHO OFF
+
+pushd %~dp0
+
+REM Command file for Sphinx documentation
+
+if "%SPHINXBUILD%" == "" (
+	set SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build
+)
+set SOURCEDIR=.
+set BUILDDIR=_build
+
+if "%1" == "" goto help
+
+%SPHINXBUILD% >NUL 2>NUL
+if errorlevel 9009 (
+	echo.
+	echo.The 'sphinx-build' command was not found. Make sure you have Sphinx
+	echo.installed, then set the SPHINXBUILD environment variable to point
+	echo.to the full path of the 'sphinx-build' executable. Alternatively you
+	echo.may add the Sphinx directory to PATH.
+	echo.
+	echo.If you don't have Sphinx installed, grab it from
+	echo.http://sphinx-doc.org/
+	exit /b 1
+)
+
+%SPHINXBUILD% -M %1 %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
+goto end
+
+:help
+%SPHINXBUILD% -M help %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
+
+:end
+popd