diff --git a/docs/.gitignore b/docs/.gitignore
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+++ b/docs/.gitignore
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+_build/
+apidoc/
+*-stamp
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
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+++ b/docs/Makefile
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+include ../../swh-docs/Makefile.sphinx
diff --git a/docs/_static/.placeholder b/docs/_static/.placeholder
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diff --git a/docs/_templates/.placeholder b/docs/_templates/.placeholder
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diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
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+++ b/docs/conf.py
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+from swh.docs.sphinx.conf import *  # NoQA
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
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+Software Heritage - Development Documentation
+=============================================
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   :caption: Contents:
+
+
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`
+* :ref:`search`