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-# DBP-API
+# DBP API Server Template
 
-This repository can be used as a template/starting point for your own API installation.
+This repository can be used as a template/starting point for your own API instance.
+It consists of a minimally configures Symfony application and development environment
+and includes/integrates:
+
+* The [dbp/api-core-bundle](https://gitlab.tugraz.at/dbp/middleware/dbp-api/api-core-bundle): Which provides authentication, some same base end points and entities and configuration for [api-platform](https://api-platform.com/)
+* The [dbp/api-starter-bundle](https://gitlab.tugraz.at/dbp/middleware/dbp-api/api-starter-bundle): Which acts as a template for creating new bundles as
+  we as an example for what can be done in a bundle.
+* A docker-compose based development environment
+* Linter/Unittest integration
+
+## Documentation
+
+The documentation is work in progress and currently exists in another repository which can be viewed here:
+https://api.tugraz.at/docs/index.html
+
+It will be moved into this repository in the near future.
+
+## Creating your own API instance and creating your own Bundle
+
+* Fork this repository
+* Run the docker-compose based development environment and test it
+* Copy the "api-starter-bundle" repo and rename everything
+* Add the new bundle to your API fork
 
 ## Development