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-##### Format code with ktlint checkstyle tool use the following command
+# Controller Design Studio (CDS)
 
-`mvn process-sources -P format`
+## Basic Architecture
+![Basic_Architecture](./docs/media/CDS_architecture.jpg)
+
+## Basic Requirements
+Before you can build this project, you must install and configure the following dependencies on your machine:
+  1) Java 11 SDK
+  2) Maven 3.6.X
+  3) MySQL Database
+  4) Node and npm installed
+  5) Angular CLI & Angular v8
+
+## Running in Development Mode
+Run `mvn clean install` command to install all libraries and dependencies for the maven and npm.
+Run `mvn clean install -Pdocker` command to install all libraries and create below docker images.
+  * ccsdk-blueprintsprocessor
+  * ccsdk-commandexecutor
+  * ccsdk-py-executor
+  * ccsdk-sdclistener
+  * ccsdk-cds-ui-server
+  * ccsdk-cds-ui
+
+**Note:** Run `mvn clean install -Pdocker -Ddocker.skip.push=true` to build but skip pushing docker image.
 
+1) Back-end MS
+   >Create `sdnctl` table in MySQL<br>
+   >(Optional) You could run the project in a specific profile(dev, local) by adding `-Dspring.profiles.active=profile-name`
+  
+2) Loop-back server: 
+   >That allow your request to reach the backend from cds-ui<br>
+   >Move to `./cds-ui/server/` folder and run the  command `npm start`
+ 
+3) cds-ui
+   >Move to `./cds-ui/designer-client/` folder and run the command `npm start`<br>
+   >This command will make sure all the files follow the linting rules and then connect to the loopback server.
+
+## Using an IDE
+**Front-end:** you could use `vscode` or `webstorm`<br>
+**Back-end:** `IntelliJ` with kotlin plugin or any other editor
+
+---
+For more information check: [CDS Docs](https://docs.onap.org/projects/onap-ccsdk-cds/en/latest/index.html)
+
+### Format code with ktlint checkstyle tool use the following command
+`mvn process-sources -P format`
 
-## Reference
-https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint
+**Reference:** [ktlint docs](https://ktlint.github.io/) | [ktlint codebase](https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint)