diff --git a/sysadm/.gitignore b/sysadm/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysadm/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*-stamp
+_build/
+/swh-*
+sources/
diff --git a/sysadm/Makefile b/sysadm/Makefile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysadm/Makefile
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+# 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/sysadm/conf.py b/sysadm/conf.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysadm/conf.py
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+from swh.docs.sphinx.conf import *  # noqa
+
+project = "Software Heritage - System Adminitrator Documentation"
diff --git a/sysadm/index.rst b/sysadm/index.rst
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysadm/index.rst
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+.. sysadm documentation master file, created by
+   sphinx-quickstart on Thu Oct  7 14:50:43 2021.
+   You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
+   contain the root `toctree` directive.
+
+Welcome to sysadm's documentation!
+==================================
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   :caption: Contents:
+
+
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`
+* :ref:`search`
diff --git a/sysadm/make.bat b/sysadm/make.bat
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysadm/make.bat
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+@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