diff --git a/maven-site/.cvsignore b/maven-site/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c33e6266a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-site/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+target
+maven-site.iml
+velocity.log
diff --git a/maven-site/project.properties b/maven-site/project.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4931ea42bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-site/project.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+maven.docs.src=${basedir}/src/site/xdoc
+maven.xdoc.date=left
+maven.xdoc.version=
+maven.xdoc.poweredby.image=maven-feather.png
+
+maven.site.stage.address=people.apache.org
+maven.site.stage.directory=/home/brett/public_html/maven-stage-site/maven2/
+maven.site.deploy.method=rsync
+
diff --git a/maven-site/project.xml b/maven-site/project.xml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f845dab006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-site/project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+
+<project>
+  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
+  <artifactId>maven-site</artifactId>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+  <name>Maven 2</name>
+  <currentVersion>2.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+    <logo>http://maven.apache.org/images/apache-maven-project.png</logo>
+  </organization>
+  <inceptionYear>2002</inceptionYear>
+  <logo>http://maven.apache.org/images/maven-small.gif</logo>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org/maven2/</url>
+  <issueTrackingUrl>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG</issueTrackingUrl>
+  <siteAddress>minotaur.apache.org</siteAddress>
+  <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/</siteDirectory>
+  <repository>
+    <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven-components</connection>
+    <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/maven-components/</url>
+  </repository>
+  <!-- copied from ../pom.xml -->
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>jvanzyl</id>
+      <name>Jason van Zyl</name>
+      <email>jason@maven.org</email>
+      <organization>Maven</organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Architect</role>
+        <role>Release Manager</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>brett</id>
+      <name>Brett Porter</name>
+      <email>brett@apache.org</email>
+      <organization>ASF</organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Java Developer</role>
+        <role>PMC Member</role>
+      </roles>
+      <timezone>+10</timezone>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <mailingLists>
+    <mailingList>
+      <name>Maven User List</name>
+      <subscribe>users-subscribe@maven.apache.org</subscribe>
+      <unsubscribe>users-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org</unsubscribe>
+      <archive>http://nagoya.apache.org/eyebrowse/SummarizeList?listName=users@maven.apache.org</archive>
+    </mailingList>
+    <mailingList>
+      <name>Maven Developer List</name>
+      <subscribe>dev-subscribe@maven.apache.org</subscribe>
+      <unsubscribe>dev-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org</unsubscribe>
+      <archive>http://nagoya.apache.org/eyebrowse/SummarizeList?listName=dev@maven.apache.org</archive>
+    </mailingList>
+  </mailingLists>
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml b/maven-site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a23002c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<document>
+  <properties>
+    <title>Welcome</title>
+    <author email="brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</author>
+  </properties>
+  <body>
+    <section name="Welcome to Maven 2">
+      <div style="float: right; margin: 0 10px 20px 20px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid #999; background-color: #eee;">
+        <h5 style="margin: 0; font-size: smaller; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa">Get Maven 2.0</h5>
+        <p style="font-size: smaller">
+          <a href="http://maven.apache.org/start/download.html">
+            <img valign="top" src="http://maven.apache.org/images/folder-open.gif" border="0" alt="" title="download" />
+            Download
+          </a> Maven 2.0 Build 1 <small>(682K)</small><br/>
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      <p>
+        Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model
+        (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information.
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        <b style="font-size: larger">About Maven 2.0</b>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        Maven 2.0 is a rewrite of the popular Maven application to achieve a number of goals, and to provide a stable
+        basis to take it into the future. It is currently available as a Technology Preview pre-release.
+      </p>
+      <ul style="list-style-type: square">
+        <li><i><a href="#">What is Maven?</a></i></li>
+        <li><i>What are the <a href="#">features of Maven 2.0</a>?</i></li>
+        <li><i>Tell me about the <a href="#">goals of Maven 2.0</a></i></li>
+        <li><i>What does <a href="#">pre-release Technology Preview</a> mean?</i></li>
+        <li><i>How often will Maven 2.0 be <a href="#">released</a>?</i></li>
+        <li><i>Can I <a href="#">get involved</a>?</i></li>
+      </ul>
+      <p>
+        <b style="font-size: larger">Information for Maven 1.0 Users</b>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        Maven 1.0 users will likely have a lot of questions about Maven 2.0 and how it will impact the future of Maven
+        1.0.
+      </p>
+      <ul style="list-style-type: square">
+        <li><i><a href="#">What's changed?</a></i></li>
+        <li><i><a href="#">Should I use Maven 2.0, or Maven 1.0?</a></i></li>
+        <li><i><a href="#">What will happen</a> to Maven 1.0?</i></li>
+        <li><i>Will my <a href="#">Maven 1.0 plugins</a> be supported?</i></li>
+      </ul>
+      <p>
+        <b style="font-size: larger">User's Guide</b>
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        Maven is now simpler than ever to use!
+      </p>
+      <ul style="list-style-type: square">
+        <li><i><a href="#">Getting Started</a></i></li>
+        <li><i><a href="#">Configuring Maven</a></i></li>
+      </ul>
+    </section>
+  </body>
+</document>
+