diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f619a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
+</classpath>
diff --git a/.project b/.project
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aea3c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>gcube-bom</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99f26c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec4300d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f897a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+activeProfiles=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+resolveWorkspaceProjects=true
+version=1
diff --git a/distro/LICENSE b/distro/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07f22ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+gCube System - License
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The gCube/gCore software is licensed as Free Open Source software conveying to 
+the EUPL (http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/eupl).
+The software and documentation is provided by its authors/distributors "as is" 
+and no expressed or implied warranty is given for its use, quality or fitness 
+for a particular case.
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diff --git a/distro/MAINTAINERS b/distro/MAINTAINERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0072558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/MAINTAINERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Luca Frosini (luca.frosini@isti.cnr.it), ISTI -CNR, Italy
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diff --git a/distro/README b/distro/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c9e50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/README
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+The gCube System - ${name} 
+----------------------
+This work has been partially supported by the following European projects: 
+DILIGENT (FP6-2003-IST-2), D4Science (FP7-INFRA-2007-1.2.2), 
+D4Science-II (FP7-INFRA-2008-1.2.2), iMarine (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-2), 
+EUBrazilOpenBio (FP7-ICT-2011-EU-Brazil), Parthenos (H2020-INFRADEV-1-2014-1), 
+BlueBridge (H2020-EINFRA-2015-1).
+
+
+Authors
+-------
+* Luca Frosini (luca.frosini@isti.cnr.it), ISTI -CNR, Italy
+
+Version and Release Date
+------------------------
+${version}
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+${description}
+
+
+Download information
+--------------------
+Source code is available from SVN:
+${scm.url}
+
+
+Licensing
+---------
+This software is licensed under the terms you may find in the file named 
+"LICENSE" in this directory.
diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77aa381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<ReleaseNotes>
+	<Changeset component="org.gcube.distribution.gcube-bom.1-0-0" date="2016-03-01">
+		<Change>First Release</Change>
+	</Changeset>
+</ReleaseNotes>
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diff --git a/distro/standalone.xml b/distro/standalone.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d78709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/standalone.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<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>distro</id>
+	<formats>
+		<format>tar.gz</format>
+	</formats>
+	<baseDirectory>${artifact.artifactId}-${project.version}</baseDirectory>
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<outputDirectory>scripts</outputDirectory>
+			<directory>${distroDirectory}/contents/scripts</directory>
+			<useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
+			<includes>
+				<include>download</include>
+				<include>clean-app-state</include>
+				<include>clean-container-state</include>
+				<include>load-env</include>
+			</includes>
+			<fileMode>755</fileMode>
+			<filtered>true</filtered>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>${distroDirectory}/contents</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+			<useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
+			<includes>
+				<include>install</include>
+				<include>logback.xml</include>
+			</includes>
+			<fileMode>755</fileMode>
+			<filtered>true</filtered>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/libs</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>libs</outputDirectory>
+			<useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
+			<fileMode>755</fileMode>
+		</fileSet>
+			<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/war</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>apps</outputDirectory>
+			<useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
+			<fileMode>755</fileMode>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+	<files>
+		<file>
+			<source>${distroDirectory}/contents/samplecontainer.xml</source>
+			<destName>container.xml</destName>
+			<filtered>true</filtered>
+		</file>
+	</files>
+</assembly>
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diff --git a/distro/svnpath.txt b/distro/svnpath.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f416f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/svnpath.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+${scm.url} 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e42a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.gcube.tools</groupId>
+		<artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.0.0</version>
+	</parent>
+	<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
+	<artifactId>gcube-bom</artifactId>
+	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<name>gCube BOM</name>
+	<description>This artifact contains gCube commons library version declaration for dependency management</description>
+	
+	<properties>
+		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
+	</properties>
+
+	<scm>
+		<connection>scm:svn:http://svn.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gcube/trunk/distributions/${project.artifactId}</connection>
+		<developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gcube/trunk/distributions/${project.artifactId}</developerConnection>
+		<url>http://svn.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gcube/trunk/distributions/${project.artifactId}</url>
+	</scm>
+	
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+			
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-smartgears-app</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>compile</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-encryption</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.2-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-events</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-configuration-scanner</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.resources</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-gcore-resources</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.resources</groupId>
+				<artifactId>registry-publisher</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-gcore-stubs</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.1.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-scope</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.2.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.resources.discovery</groupId>
+				<artifactId>ic-client</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.resources.discovery</groupId>
+				<artifactId>discovery-client</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-validator</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				<version>1.7.5</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-authorization</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
+				<artifactId>authorization-client</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.data.publishing</groupId>
+				<artifactId>document-store-lib</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.accounting</groupId>
+				<artifactId>accounting-lib</artifactId>
+				<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
+</project>
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