diff --git a/descriptor.xml b/descriptor.xml
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+<assembly
+	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
+
+	<id>servicearchive</id>
+	<formats>
+		<format>tar.gz</format>
+	</formats>
+	<baseDirectory>/</baseDirectory>
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>.</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>${file.separator}</outputDirectory>
+			<useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
+			<includes>
+				<include>README.md</include>
+				<include>LICENSE.md</include>
+				<include>CHANGELOG.md</include>
+				<include>profile.xml</include>
+			</includes>
+			<fileMode>755</fileMode>
+			<filtered>true</filtered>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+	<files>
+		<file>
+			<source>target${file.separator}${build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</source>
+			<outputDirectory>${file.separator}${artifactId}</outputDirectory>
+		</file>
+	</files>
+</assembly>
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diff --git a/profile.xml b/profile.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Resource xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+	<ID></ID>
+	<Type>Portlet</Type>
+	<Profile>
+		<Description>${project.description}</Description>
+		<Class>PortletUser</Class>
+		<Name>${project.artifactId}</Name>
+		<Version>1.0.0</Version>
+		<Packages>
+			<Software>
+				<Name>${project.artifactId}</Name>
+				<Description>${project.description}</Description>
+				<MavenCoordinates>
+					<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+					<artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
+					<version>${project.version}</version>
+				</MavenCoordinates>
+				<Files>
+					<File>${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</File>
+				</Files>
+			</Software>
+		</Packages>
+	</Profile>
+</Resource>
diff --git a/service_archive.xml b/service_archive.xml
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+<plugin>
+	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+	<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+	<configuration>
+		<descriptors>
+			<descriptor>descriptor.xml</descriptor>
+		</descriptors>
+	</configuration>
+	<executions>
+		<execution>
+			<id>servicearchive</id>
+			<phase>install</phase>
+			<goals>
+				<goal>single</goal>
+			</goals>
+		</execution>
+	</executions>
+</plugin>
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